1 Timothy 1:8

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

1 Timothy 5:23

5:23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion ¹  and your frequent illnesses.) ² 

1 Timothy 3:13

3:13 For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves ³  and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. ⁴ 

1 Timothy 4:8

4:8 For “physical exercise ⁵  has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

1 Timothy 3:10

3:10 And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

1 Timothy 6:18

6:18 Tell them to do good, ⁶  to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. ⁷ 

1 Timothy 1:7

1:7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently. ⁸ 

1 Timothy 1:13

1:13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant ⁹  man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

1 Timothy 3:6

3:6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant ¹⁰  and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact. ¹¹ 

1 Timothy 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ¹²  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ¹³  when the elders laid hands on you. ¹⁴ 

1 Timothy 1:16

1:16 But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that ¹⁵  in me as the worst, ¹⁶  Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.

1 Timothy 6:17

6:17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods ¹⁷  not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, ¹⁸  but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

¹ tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”

² sn This verse gives parenthetical advice to Timothy, to clarify what it means to keep pure (5:22c). Verse 24 resumes the instructions about elders.

¹ sn The statement those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves is reminiscent of Jesus’ teaching (Matt 20:26-28; Mark 10:43-45) that the one who wishes to be great must be a servant (διάκονος [diakonos], used here of deacons) of all, just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve (διακονέω [diakonew], as in 1 Tim 3:10, 13).

² sn In the phrase the faith that is in Christ Jesus, the term faith seems to mean “what Christians believe, Christian truth,” rather than personal trust in Christ. So the whole phrase could mean that others will come to place greater confidence in them regarding Christian truth; but the word “confidence” is much more likely to refer to their own boldness to act on the truth of their convictions.

¹ tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).

¹ tn Grk “to do good” (the continuation of 6:17). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 18.

² tn Grk “to be generous,” “sharing.”

¹ tn The Greek reinforces this negation: “understand neither what they are saying nor the things they insist on…”

¹ tn Or “violent,” “cruel.”

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 Grk “in you.”

² tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”

³ tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).

¹ tn Grk “but because of this I was treated with mercy, so that…”

² tn Grk “in me first,” making the connection with the last phrase of v. 15.

¹ tn Grk “in the present age.”

² tn Grk “in uncertainty.”