1 Timotius 4:3

4:3 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timotius 4:10

4:10 In fact this is why ¹  we work hard and struggle, ²  because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, ³  especially of believers.

1 Timotius 5:5

5:5 But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, ⁴  has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

1 Timotius 5:21

5:21 Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. ⁵ 

1 Timotius 6:1

6:1 Those who are under the yoke as slaves ⁶  must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent ⁷  the name of God and Christian teaching ⁸  from being discredited. ⁹ 

1 Timotius 6:13

6:13 I charge you ¹⁰  before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession ¹¹  before Pontius Pilate,

1 Timotius 6:17

6:17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods ¹²  not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, ¹³  but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

[4:10]  ¹ tn Grk “for toward this,” denoting purpose. The conjunction “for” gives confirmation or emphasis to 1 Tim 4:8-9.

[4:10]  ² tc A number of mss (א² D 0241^vid 1739 1881 Ï latt sy co) read ὀνειδιζόμεθα (oneidizomeqa, “suffer reproach”), while the reading behind the translation (ἀγωνιζόμεθα, agwnizomeqa) is supported by א* A C F G K Ψ 33 1175 al. The reading from the verb ἀγωνίζομαι (agwnizomai) has slightly better external credentials, but this verb is found in the corpus Paulinum five other times, twice in the Pastorals (1 Tim 6:12; 2 Tim 4:7). The verb ὀνειδίζω (oneidizw) occurs only once in Paul (Rom 15:3), not at all in the Pastorals. In this instance, transcriptional and intrinsic evidence might seem to be opposed to each other. In such cases, the external evidence should be given more weight. With some hesitation, ἀγωνιζόμεθα is preferred.

[4:10]  ³ tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Or “left all alone.”

[5:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “doing nothing according to partiality.”

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Traditionally, “servants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “that the name…may not be slandered” (a continuation of the preceding sentence).

[6:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “the teaching.”

[6:1]  ⁹ tn Or “slandered.”

[6:13]  ¹⁰ tc ‡ Most witnesses, some of them important (א² A D H 1881 Ï lat sy bo), have σοι (soi, “you”) after παραγγέλλω (parangellw, “I charge [you]”), a predictable variant because the personal pronoun is demanded by the sense of the passage (and was added in the translation because of English requirements). Hence, the omission is the harder reading, and the addition of σοι is one of clarification. Further, the shorter reading is found in several important witnesses, such as א* F G Ψ 6 33 1739 pc. Thus, both internally and externally the shorter reading is preferred. NA ²⁷ places σοι in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[6:13]  tn Grk “I charge.”

[6:13]  ¹¹ tn Grk “testified the good confession.”

[6:13]  sn Jesus’ good confession was his affirmative answer to Pilate’s question “Are you the king of the Jews?” (see Matt 27:11, Mark 15:2, Luke 23:3, John 18:33-37).

[6:17]  ¹² tn Grk “in the present age.”

[6:17]  ¹³ tn Grk “in uncertainty.”