Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[his] perfect” (ἅπασαν) before patience here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “all” (πᾶσαν) before patience here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἀλλὰallaHowbeitἀλλάconjunction — “Howbeit”G235but, except, however.Howbeitδιὰdiacauseδιάpreposition — “cause”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.causeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἠλεήθηνēleēthēnI obtained mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “I obtained mercy”, a single actionG1653I pity, have mercy on.I obtained mercyἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐμοὶemoimeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meπρώτῳprōtōfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “first”, the to- or for-formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstἐνδείξηταιendeixētaimight shew forthἐνδείκνυμι (endeiknumi)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “might shew forth”, a single actionG1731I show forth, prove.might shew forthΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἅπασανhapasanallἅπας (hapas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “all”, the object formG537all, the whole, altogether.This verse uses “all”.allμακροθυμίανmakrothumianlongsufferingμακροθυμία (makrothumia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “longsuffering”, the object formG3115patience, forbearance, longsuffering.longsufferingπρὸςprosforπρόςpreposition — “for”G4314to, towards, with.forὑποτύπωσινhupotupōsina patternὑποτύπωσις (hupotupōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a pattern”, the object formG5296a pattern, example; a form, sample.This verse uses “a pattern”.a patternτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μελλόντωνmellontōnto them which should hereafterμέλλω (mellō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to them which should hereafter”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.to them which should hereafterπιστεύεινpisteueinto believeπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.believeἐπ’eponἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneverlastingαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “everlasting”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.everlasting
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
πᾶσανpasanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:
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American Standard Version (1901)
howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.
Young’s Literal Translation
but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:
World English Bible
However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
Darby Translation
But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, [the] first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal.
Douay-Rheims
But for this cause have I obtained mercy: that in me first Christ Jesus might shew forth all patience, for the information of them that shall believe in him unto life everlasting.
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