1 Timotius 1:6

1:6 Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.

1 Timotius 2:1

Prayer for All People

2:1 First of all, then, I urge that requests, ¹  prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people, ² 

1 Timotius 3:6

3:6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant ³  and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact. ⁴ 

1 Timotius 3:8

3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, ⁵  not two-faced, ⁶  not given to excessive drinking, ⁷  not greedy for gain,

1 Timotius 4:2

4:2 influenced by the hypocrisy of liars ⁸  whose consciences are seared. ⁹ 

1 Timotius 4:7

4:7 But reject those myths ¹⁰  fit only for the godless and gullible, ¹¹  and train yourself for godliness.

1 Timotius 4:13

4:13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, ¹²  to exhortation, to teaching.

[2:1]  ¹ tn Or “petitions.”

[2:1]  ² tn Grk “all men”; but here ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used generically, referring to both men and women.

[3:6]  ³ tn Grk “that he may not become arrogant.”

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “the judgment of the devil,” which could also mean “the judgment that the devil incurred.” But see 1 Tim 1:20 for examples of the danger Paul seems to have in mind.

[3:8]  ⁵ tn Or “respectable, honorable, of serious demeanor.”

[3:8]  ⁶ tn Or “insincere,” “deceitful”; Grk “speaking double.”

[3:8]  ⁷ tn Grk “not devoted to much wine.”

[4:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “in the hypocrisy of liars.”

[4:2]  ⁹ tn Or “branded.” The Greek verb καυστηριάζω (kausthriazw) can be used to refer either to the cause (“brand”) or the effect (“seared”).

[4:2]  sn Consciences are seared. The precise meaning of this phrase is somewhat debated. Three primary interpretations are (1) the consciences of these false teachers are “branded” with Satan’s mark to indicate ownership, (2) their consciences are “branded” with a penal mark to show they are lawbreakers, or (3) their consciences have been “seared” (i.e., totally burnt and desensitized) so that they are unable to notice the difference between right and wrong. See G. W. Knight, Pastoral Epistles (NIGTC), 189.

[4:7]  ¹⁰ sn Those myths refer to legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 4:4; and Titus 1:14.

[4:7]  ¹¹ tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”

[4:13]  ¹² tn Grk “reading.”

[4:13]  sn The public reading of scripture refers to reading the scripture out loud in the church services. In a context where many were illiterate and few could afford private copies of scripture, such public reading was especially important.