1 Timothy 1:16
KJV:
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.
BSB:
But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
Greek:
ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦτο ἠλεήθην, ἵνα ἐν ἐμοὶ πρώτῳ ἐνδείξηται Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς τὴν ἅπασαν μακροθυμίαν πρὸς ὑποτύπωσιν τῶν μελλόντων πιστεύειν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.¶
Topics:
EXAMPLEFAITHLIFELONGSUFFERINGRIGHTEOUSSALVATION

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Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
But ἀλλὰ alla CONJ NKO
because of διὰ dia PREP NKO
this τοῦτο touto D-ASN NKO
I was shown mercy, ἠλεήθην, ēleēthēn V-API-1S NKO
that ἵνα ina CONJ NKO
in ἐν en PREP NKO
me myself ἐμοὶ emoi P-1DS NKO
[the] foremost πρώτῳ prōtō A-DSM NKO
may display ἐνδείξηται endeixētai V-AMS-3S NKO
Christ Χριστὸς Christos N-NSM-T NKO
Jesus Ἰησοῦς Iēsous N-NSM-P NKO
<the> τὴν tēn T-ASF NKO
[his] perfect 1 2 ἅπασαν hapasan A-ASF N(K)O
patience μακροθυμίαν makrothumian N-ASF NKO
as πρὸς pros PREP NKO
a pattern ὑποτύπωσιν hupotupōsin N-ASF NKO
for those τῶν tōn T-GPM NKO
being about μελλόντων mellontōn V-PAP-GPM NKO
to believe πιστεύειν pisteuein V-PAN NKO
on ἐπ᾽ ep᾽ PREP NKO
Him αὐτῷ autō P-DSM NKO
to εἰς eis PREP NKO
life ζωὴν zōēn N-ASF NKO
eternal. αἰώνιον.¶ aiōnion A-ASF NKO

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  1. Variant: πᾶσαν (pasan) 'all' occurs in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz) instead of ἅπασαν (hapasan) '[his] perfect' in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg) 

  2. all | πᾶσαν | pasan A-ASF | TR+Byz