Focused Passage

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Prayer, Gospel Witness, and Ordered Worship in the Household of God

Paul moves from universal prayer for all people and rulers, to the universal gospel grounded in Christ the one mediator, to ordered conduct for men and women in public worship.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

2for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.

3This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

4who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

5For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.

7For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Ephesians 6:18Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 1:3Classic cross-references Jeremiah 29:7Classic cross-references Matthew 6:9Classic cross-references James 5:16Classic cross-references

Original words

FirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - Superlativeof allπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralthenοὖνG3767ConjunctionI urge thatΠαρακαλῶG3870Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularpetitionsδεήσειςG1162Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralprayersπροσευχάςG4335Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralintercessionsἐντεύξειςG1783Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural[and] thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςG2169Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralbe offeredποιεῖσθαιG4160Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveforὑπὲρG5228PrepositioneveryoneπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .ἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

1 Thessalonians 4:11Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:9Classic cross-references Jeremiah 29:7Classic cross-references Philippians 4:8Classic cross-references Ezra 6:10Classic cross-references

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forὑπὲρG5228PrepositionkingsβασιλέωνG935Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralthoseτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .ὄντωνG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionauthorityὑπεροχῇG5247Noun - Dative Feminine Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionwe may leadδιάγωμενG1236Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluraltranquilἤρεμονG2263Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionquietἡσύχιονG2272Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularlivesβίονG979Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionallπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulargodlinessεὐσεβείᾳG2150Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondignityσεμνότητιG4587Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Romans 12:1Classic cross-references Hebrews 13:16Classic cross-references Ephesians 5:10Classic cross-references Luke 1:47Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:20Classic cross-references

Original words

ThisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular[is] goodκαλὸνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpleasingἀπόδεκτονG587Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularin the sight ofἐνώπιονG1799PrepositionGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSaviorΣωτῆροςG4990Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

2 Peter 3:9Classic cross-references Ezekiel 18:32Classic cross-references Titus 2:11Classic cross-references Ezekiel 18:23Classic cross-references Ezekiel 33:11Classic cross-references

Original words

whoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwantsθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulareveryoneπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural. . .ἀνθρώπουςG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralto be savedσωθῆναιG4982Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto comeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoεἰςG1519Preposition[the] knowledgeἐπίγνωσινG1922Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof [the] truthἀληθείαςG225Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Acts 4:12Classic cross-references 1 John 2:1Classic cross-references Hebrews 7:25Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 8:6Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:4Classic cross-references

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ForγὰρG1063Conjunction[there is] oneΕἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularand [there is]καὶG2532ConjunctiononeεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmediatorμεσίτηςG3316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularbetween GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[the] manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Matthew 20:28Classic cross-references John 12:32Classic cross-references 1 Peter 3:18Classic cross-references John 1:29Classic cross-references Galatians 1:4Classic cross-references

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whoὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulargaveδοὺςG1325Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[as] a ransomἀντίλυτρονG487Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singulartestimony that was givenμαρτύριονG3142Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvἰδίοιςG2398Adjective - Dative Masculine Pluralat just the right timeκαιροῖςG2540Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

2 Timothy 1:11Classic cross-references Acts 9:15Classic cross-references James 3:1Classic cross-references John 3:27Classic cross-references Romans 9:1Classic cross-references

Original words

ForεἰςG1519Preposition[this reason]ὃG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularwas appointed asἐτέθηνG5087Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singulara preacherκῆρυξG2783Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionan apostleἀπόστολοςG652Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[and]ἐνG1722Prepositiona faithfulπίστειG4102Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontrueἀληθείᾳG225Noun - Dative Feminine SingularteacherδιδάσκαλοςG1320Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] GentilesἐθνῶνG1484Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralI am tellingλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[the] truthἀλήθειανG225Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[I am] notοὐG3756Adverblying [ about anything ]ψεύδομαιG5574Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular

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