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 5:1

Instructions about Specific Groups

5:1 Do not address an older man harshly ³  but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers, ⁴ 

1 Timothy 1:3

Timothy’s Task in Ephesus

1:3 As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus ⁵  to instruct ⁶  certain people not to spread false teachings, ⁷ 

1 Timothy 6:2

6:2 But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect ⁸  because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. ⁹ 

Summary of Timothy’s Duties

Teach them and exhort them about these things. ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Or “petitions.”

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

³ tn Or “Do not speak harshly to an older man.”

⁴ tn No verb “speak” is stated in this clause, but it continues the sense of the preceding.

⁵ map For location see JP1-D2; JP2-D2; JP3-D2; JP4-D2.

⁶ tn This word implies authoritative instruction: “direct, command, give orders” (cf. 1 Tim 4:11; 5:7; 6:13, 17). See BDAG 760 s.v. παραγγέλλω.

⁷ tn Grk “to teach other doctrines,” different from apostolic teaching (cf. 1 Tim 6:3).

⁷ tn Or “think the less of them”; Grk “despise them,” “look down on them.”

⁸ tn Or “those who devote themselves to service are faithful and dearly loved” (referring to slaves who serve them).

⁹ tn Grk “these things teach and exhort.”