Bible Strands
1 Timothy 6:15
which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to Timothy, his young delegate in Ephesus, as part of a doxological charge (6:14–16) urging him to hold the commandment without blemish until Christ's return.
The words — καιροῖς (kairois) is not neutral clock-time but "appointed seasons," marking the moment as divinely scheduled rather than open-ended. δεῖξει (deixei) is "will display/reveal," a verb of public unveiling, not quiet arrival.
The thread — The title "King of kings and Lord of lords" recurs in Revelation 17:14 and 19:16, where it identifies the one who defeats the beast. 1 Timothy 1:17 pairs "King eternal, immortal, invisible" with the same doxological structure.
Why it lands — The verse removes the reader from the role of timeline-setter; the only obligation is to wait without stain until the appointed season arrives.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Cross-references
- Revelation 19:16 And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
- Revelation 17:14 They 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 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Psalms 47:2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- Jeremiah 10:10 But 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.
- Psalms 83:18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Daniel 2:44 In 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.
- 1 Timothy 1:11 that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
- Jeremiah 46:18 As 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.
- Daniel 4:34 But 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.