King James Version · Under Rome
1 Timothy 1
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, of by the of our , and , which is our ; Unto , my own son in the : , mercy, and peace, from and our . As I besought thee to still at , when I went into , that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in : so do. Now the end of the is charity out of a pure , and of a , and of unfeigned: From which some having swerved have turned aside unto jangling; Desiring to be ; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. But we know that is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that is not made for a man, but for the lawless and , for the ungodly and for , for unholy and profane, for of fathers and of mothers, for manslayers, 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; According to the of the , which was committed to my . And I thank Christ our , who hath enabled me, for that he counted me , putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the of our was exceeding abundant with and love which is in Christ . This is a saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ came into the world to ; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first might shew forth all , for a pattern to them which should hereafter on him to life . Now unto the King , immortal, invisible, the only , be and . . This charge I commit unto thee, son , according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; Holding , and a ; which some having concerning have made shipwreck: Of whom is Hymeneus and ; whom I have unto , that they may learn not to blaspheme.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.