1 Timothy 1:8

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

1 Timothy 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 Timothy 2:3

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

1 Timothy 2:12

2:12 But I do not allow ⁴  a woman to teach or exercise authority ⁵  over a man. She must remain quiet. ⁶ 

1 Timothy 3:14

Conduct in God’s Church

3:14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions ⁷  to you

1 Timothy 4:13

4:13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, ⁸  to exhortation, to teaching.

¹ tn Or “petitions.”

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

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

¹ sn But I do not allow. Although the Greek conjunction δέ (de) can have a simple connective force (“and”), it is best to take it as contrastive here: Verse 11 gives a positive statement (that is to say, that a woman should learn). This was a radical and liberating departure from the Jewish view that women were not to learn the law.

² tn According to BDAG 150 s.v. αὐθεντέω this Greek verb means “to assume a stance of independent authority, give orders to, dictate to” (cf. JB “tell a man what to do”).

³ tn Grk “but to be in quietness.” The phrase ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ (en Jhsucia) is used in Greek literature either of absolute silence or of a quiet demeanor.

¹ tn Grk “these things.”

¹ tn Grk “reading.”