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Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.
1 Timothy 6:16 — KJV
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1 Timothy 6:16
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on 1 Timothy 6:16
Theological / DevotionalImmortality. That is, God alone inherently possesses endless life. All created beings are mortal and must comply with certain conditions if this life is to be maintained (see on 1 Cor. 15:54). Some commentators believe that the apostle may have used the word “only” as an implied rebuke of the Eastern tendency toward deifying the emperor, even before his death (see p. 721).
Light. As the essence of God (see on James 1:17; 1 John 1:5) and as His figurative garment (see Ps. 104:2).
Approach unto. Sin separated man from God (Isa. 59:2), and in his mortal state man cannot live in the divine presence.
Whom no man hath seen. See 1 Tim. 1:17; see on Col. 1:15. Paul here particularly refers to the first person of the Godhead.
To whom be honour. That is, these qualities are forever the attributes of God, and it is the highest joy of the Christian to ascribe these honors to God.
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