1 Timotius 1:12
Konteks1:12 I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,
1 Timotius 1:19
Konteks1:19 To do this 1 you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.
1 Timotius 2:8
Konteks2:8 So I want the men 2 to pray 3 in every place, lifting up holy hands 4 without anger or dispute.
1 Timotius 5:5
Konteks5:5 But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, 5 has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.
[1:19] 1 tn In Greek this continues the same sentence from v. 18, a participle showing the means by which Timothy will accomplish his task: Grk “fight the good fight, holding firmly…”
[2:8] 2 tn The word translated “men” here (ἀνήρ, anhr) refers to adult males, not people in general. Note the command given to “the women” in v. 9.
[2:8] 3 sn To pray. In this verse Paul resumes and concludes the section about prayer begun in 2:1-2. 1 Tim 2:3-7 described God’s concern for all people as the motive for such prayer.
[2:8] 4 sn Paul uses a common ancient posture in prayer (lifting up holy hands) as a figure of speech for offering requests from a holy life (without anger or dispute).