SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:14
Mas la gracia del Seor nuestro fue ms abundante con la fe y amor que es en Cristo Jess.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:14
Verse 14. The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant] The original is very emphatic, that grace of our Lord, uperepleonase, hath superabounded - it manifested itself in a way of extraordinary mercy. With faith and love] Not only pardoning such offenses, but leading me to the full experimental knowledge of Christianity; of that faith and love which are essential to it; and giving me authority to proclaim it to mankind.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 14. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant , etc.] That is, the love of Jehovah the Father; so the Ethiopic version reads, the grace of God; of God the Father, since he is distinguished in the text from Jesus Christ. God is abundant in grace and goodness; he is rich and plenteous in mercy; there is an overflow of love in his heart to his chosen people, and in conversion it flows out, and abounds and superabounds; (see Romans 5:20) with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus ; these are the effects of the love and favour of God displayed in conversion, or which the grace of God brings along with it, and implants in the soul at that time, as it did in the apostle; for by faith is not meant the faithfulness of God to his Son, and to his covenant, oath, and promise, which now began visibly to be made good; nor the faith of the Gospel committed to the apostle's trust, which was an high favour; but the grace of faith, which is a pure gift of God, and a distinguishing instance of his grace; for all men have it not, only his elect; and is a most precious and excellent grace, and of great use and importance: it receives every blessing from Christ, and gives him all the glory; through it much peace, joy, and comfort are enjoyed here, and with it is connected eternal life and salvation hereafter: and by love also is meant, not the love with which God loves his people, for that is designed by the grace of our Lord, though there is a very great display of that in conversion, which is a time of love; but the internal grace of love, even love to God, to Christ, and to his people, which the apostle was before destitute of; but now instead of unbelief he had faith, and instead of rage and madness against Christ, and the saints, his soul was filled with love to both. The Arabic version reads, with my faith, and my love. The phrase, which is in Christ Jesus, denotes either that the spring of these graces is in Christ, and that they come from him, in whom all fulness dwells; or that he is the object of them, in which they centre, and on whom they are exercised, and particularly that love to the saints was shown for his sake.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 12-17 - The apostle knew that he would justly have perished, if the Lord ha been extreme to mark what was amiss; and also if his grace and merc had not been abundant to him when dead in sin, working faith and love to Christ in his heart. This is a faithful saying; these are true an faithful words, which may be depended on, That the Son of God came int the world, willingly and purposely to save sinners. No man, with Paul' example before him, can question the love and power of Christ to sav him, if he really desires to trust in him as the Son of God, who onc died on the cross, and now reigns upon the throne of glory, to save all that come to God through him. Let us then admire and praise the grac of God our Saviour; and ascribe to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost three Persons in the unity of the Godhead, the glory of all done in by, and for us.
Greek Textus Receptus
υπερεπλεονασεν 5250 5656 δε 1161 η 3588 χαρις 5485 του 3588 κυριου 2962 ημων 2257 μετα 3326 πιστεως 4102 και 2532 αγαπης 26 της 3588 εν 1722 χριστω 5547 ιησου 2424
Vincent's NT Word Studies
14. Was exceeding abundant (uperepleonasen). Or abounded exceedingly. N.T.o . o LXX. o Class. Paul is fond of compounds with uJper, which, with a few exceptions, are found only in his writings. In the pastorals there are only three. See 1 Tim. ii. 2; 2 Tim. iii. 2. With faith. For faith as treated in the Pastorals, see Introduction, and sound doctrine, ver. 10.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
1:14 {Abounded exceedingly} (huperepleonasen). Aorist active indicative of the late and rare (#So 5:19 and in Herond.) compound huperpleonazw (here alone in N.T.), in later ecclesiastical writers. The simplex pleonazw Paul used in #Ro 5:20; 6:1 and the kindred hupereperisseusen used also with h caris. Paul is fond of compounds with huper. For "faith in Christ Jesus" see #Ga 3:26, for "faith and love in Christ Jesus" as here, see #2Ti 1:13.
