1 Timothy 1:17

KJV

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

ESV

To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only [omit] God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

God is the King “eternal” in the KJV, which means nothing less than endless perpetuity from everlasting to everlasting. The ESV, LSB, and NRSV have greatly diminished the word “eternal” to the phrase “of the ages” which certainly does not have the same meaning.

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