1 Timothy 1:11

1:11 This ¹  accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God ²  that was entrusted to me. ³ 

1 Timothy 2:3

2:3 Such prayer for all ⁴  is good and welcomed before God our Savior,

1 Timothy 2:5

2:5 For there is one God and one intermediary ⁵  between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human, ⁶ 

1 Timothy 4:4

4:4 For every creation of God is good and no food ⁷  is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

¹ tn A continuation of the preceding idea: Grk “teaching, according to the gospel.” This use of the law is in accord with the gospel entrusted to Paul (cf. Rom 7:7-16; Gal 3:23-26). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Grk “the gospel of the glory of the blessed God.”

³ tn Grk “with which I was entrusted.” The translation is more in line with contemporary English style.

⁴ tn Grk “this”; the referent (such prayer for all, referring to vv. 1-2) is specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Traditionally this word (μεσίτης, mesith") is rendered “mediator,” but this conveys a wrong impression in contemporary English. Jesus was not a mediator, for example, who worked for compromise between opposing parties. Instead he was the only one able to go between man and God to enable them to have a relationship, but entirely on God’s terms.

⁸ tn Grk “one mediator between God and mankind, the human, Christ Jesus.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “nothing.”