which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
Parallel translations
- WEB which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- KJV Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- NKJV which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
- NASB which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
- NLT For, At just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
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Quick answer
God will bring about Christ's appearing in his own time; he is the blessed and only Sovereign, King of kings and Lord of lords. The timing rests in the hands of the supreme Ruler.
Overview
Paul breaks into doxology, declaring that God will display Christ's appearing at the appointed time, for he alone is the blessed Sovereign over all. The titles King of kings and Lord of lords proclaim God's absolute supremacy over every earthly power. This exalted vision assures believers that history moves toward Christ's manifestation under God's sovereign rule.
Cross-references & the web
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- Rev 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
- Rev 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
- 1 Tim 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Ps 47:2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- Jer 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
- 1 Tim 1:11that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
- Jer 46:18As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
- Dan 2:44–47In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- Ps 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Dan 4:34But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- Prov 8:15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
- 1 Tim 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
- Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
- Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
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