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1 Timothy 1:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
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Role in This Section
This verse closes the law discussion by measuring healthy teaching according to the glorious gospel entrusted to the writer.
Read It With
- 1 Timothy 1:8–11
Read 1 Timothy 1:11 with 1:8–11. This verse closes the law discussion by measuring healthy teaching according to the glorious gospel entrusted to the writer. The complete unit establishes this movement: The law is good when used lawfully against conduct opposed to sound teaching, and that sound teaching is measured according to the gospel entrusted to the writer.
Why It Needs Context
Read this line with 1 Timothy 1:8–11. The surrounding verses supply the complete movement summarized here: The law is good when used lawfully against conduct opposed to sound teaching, and that sound teaching is measured according to the gospel entrusted to the writer.
Read 1 Timothy 1:8–11 together
Why these verses belong together: Law's goodness, proper use, vice list, healthy teaching, and gospel standard must be interpreted together.
Verse 8. 8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Verse 9. 9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
Verse 10. 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
Verse 11. 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 1 Timothy 1:8–11 — The Law Is Good When Used in Line with the GospelSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 1 Timothy 1:8–11, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, morphology targets, and base text for original-language discussion.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/1Tim.txt, 1:8–11
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