1 Timothy 1:8

1:8 But we know that the law is good if someone uses it legitimately,

1 Timothy 1:19

1:19 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 Timothy 2:3

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

1 Timothy 2:14

2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, ³  fell into transgression. ⁴ 

1 Timothy 3:1

Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

3:1 This saying ⁵  is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, ⁶  he desires a good work.”

1 Timothy 3:4

3:4 He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity. ⁷ 

1 Timothy 3:6

3:6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant ⁸  and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact. ⁹ 

1 Timothy 3:12

3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife ¹⁰  and good managers of their children and their own households.

1 Timothy 4:7

4:7 But reject those myths ¹¹  fit only for the godless and gullible, ¹²  and train yourself for godliness.

1 Timothy 5:11

5:11 But do not accept younger widows on the list, ¹³  because their passions may lead them away from Christ ¹⁴  and they will desire to marry,

1 Timothy 6:7

6:7 For we have brought nothing into this world and so ¹⁵  we cannot take a single thing out either.

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…”

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

¹ tn This phrase uses a compound form of the same verb as in v. 14a: “deceived” vs. “deceived out, completely deceived.” The two verbs could be synonymous, but because of the close contrast in this context, it seems that a stronger meaning is intended for the second verb.

² tn Grk “has come to be in transgression” (with an emphasis on the continuing consequences of that fall).

¹ tn Grk “the saying,” referring to the following citation (see 1 Tim 1:15; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase).

² tn Grk “aspires to oversight.”

¹ tn Grk “having children in submission with all dignity.” The last phrase, “keep his children in control without losing his dignity,” may refer to the children rather than the parent: “having children who are obedient and respectful.”

¹ tn Grk “that he may not become arrogant.”

² 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.

¹ tn Or “men married only once,” “devoted solely to their wives” (see the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 5:9; Titus 1:6).

¹ 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.

² tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”

¹ tn Grk “refuse younger widows.”

² tn With a single verb and object, this clause means “pursue sensuous desires in opposition to Christ.”

¹ tc The Greek conjunction ὅτι usually means “because,” but here it takes the sense “so that” (see BDAG 732 s.v. 5.c). This unusual sense led to textual variation as scribes attempted to correct what appeared to be an error: D* and a few versional witnesses read ἀληθές ὅτι (“it is true that”), and א² D² Ψ Ï read δῆλον ὅτι (“it is clear that”). Thus the simple conjunction is preferred on internal as well as external grounds, supported by א* A F G 33 81 1739 1881 pc.