¹³^mI give thee charge ⁿin the sight of God, ^owho quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, ^pwho before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good ^||confession; ¹⁴That thou ^qkeep this commandment without spot, ^runrebukeable, ^suntil ^tthe appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: ¹⁵Which ^uin his times he shall shew, who is ^vthe blessed and only ^wPotentate, ^x^y^zthe King of kings, and ^yLord of lords; ¹⁶^zWho only hath immortality, ^z^adwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; ^bwhom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be ^c^dhonour and ^epower everlasting. Amen.

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mSo ch. 1:18.
nSee ch. 5:21.
o John 5:21. See Deut. 32:39.
p Matt. 27:11. John 18:37. So Rev. 1:5. & 3:14.
||Or, profession. ver. 12. Heb. 3:1. & 4:14. & 10:23. So 2 Cor. 9:13 (Gk.).
q 1 Thess. 5:23 (Gk.).
rSee ch. 3:2.
sSo Phil. 1:6, 10. 1 Thess. 3:13.
tSee 2 Thess. 2:8.
uSee ch. 2:6.
vch. 1:11.
w Ecclus. 46:5, 6, 16. 2 Macc. 15:3, 4, 29 in the Gk. See 2 Macc. 3:24.
xSo 2 Macc. 13:4.
ySo Rev. 17:14. & 19:16.
zSo ch. 1:17.
ySo Rev. 17:14. & 19:16.
zSo ch. 1:17.
zSo ch. 1:17.
aSo Job 37:23. See 1 John 1:5.
bSee John 1:18.
dch. 1:17.
e 1 Pet. 4:11. Jude 25. Rev. 1:6. & 5:13 in the Gk.

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c Rev. 4:9, 11. & 5:12, 13. & 7:12.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you to keep this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. God will bring this about in his own time. He is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see, to him be honor and eternal power. Amen.

NLTNew Living Translation

And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 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. He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you observe the commandment without fault, irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will make known in his own time, the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of those who reign as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords, the one who alone possesses immortality, who lives in unapproachable light, whom no human being has seen nor is able to see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.