1 Timothy 6:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Timothy 6:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
μόνος
mónos
G3441
alone
ἔχων
échō
G2192
to have
ἀθανασίαν
athanasía
G110
immortal
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
οἰκῶν
oikéō
G3611
to dwell in
ἀπρόσιτον
aprósitos
G676
unapproachable
ὃν
hós
G3739
who
εἶδεν
horáō
G3708
to see
οὐδεὶς
oudeís
G3762
nothing
ἀνθρώπων
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
οὐδὲ
oudé
G3761
neither
ἰδεῖν
horáō
G3708
to see
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ᾧ
hós
G3739
who
τιμὴ
timḗ
G5092
honor
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κράτος
krátos
G2904
power
αἰώνιον
aiṓnios
G166
eternal
ἀμήν
amḗn
G281
amen
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World English Bible Public Domain
who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
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King James Version Public Domain
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
the only One having immortality, dwelling unapproachable light, whom no one of men has seen, nor is able to see, to whom honor and eternal power. Amen.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).