1 Timothy 2:13

2:13 For Adam was formed first and then Eve.

1 Timothy 4:5

4:5 For it is sanctified by God’s word and by prayer.

1 Timothy 5:15

5:15 For some have already wandered away to follow Satan. ¹ 

1 Timothy 2:5

2:5 For there is one God and one intermediary ²  between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human, ³ 

1 Timothy 5:11

5:11 But do not accept younger widows on the list, ⁴  because their passions may lead them away from Christ ⁵  and they will desire to marry,

1 Timothy 6:7

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

1 Timothy 3:13

3:13 For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves ⁷  and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. ⁸ 

1 Timothy 5:18

5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” ⁹  and, “The worker deserves his pay.” ¹⁰ 

1 Timothy 4:8

4:8 For “physical exercise ¹¹  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 4:10

4:10 In fact this is why ¹²  we work hard and struggle, ¹³  because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, ¹⁴  especially of believers.

1 Timothy 4:16

4:16 Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. ¹⁵  Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

1 Timothy 6:10

6:10 For the love of money is the root ¹⁶  of all evils. ¹⁷  Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.

1 Timothy 5:4

5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty ¹⁸  toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. ¹⁹  For this is what pleases God. ²⁰ 

¹ tn Grk “wandered away after Satan.”

¹ 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.

² tn Grk “one mediator between God and mankind, the human, Christ Jesus.”

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.

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 sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.

² sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.

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

¹ tn Grk “for toward this,” denoting purpose. The conjunction “for” gives confirmation or emphasis to 1 Tim 4:8-9.

² tc A number of mss (א² D 0241^vid 1739 1881 Ï latt sy co) read ὀνειδιζόμεθα (oneidizomeqa, “suffer reproach”), while the reading behind the translation (ἀγωνιζόμεθα, agwnizomeqa) is supported by א* A C F G K Ψ 33 1175 al. The reading from the verb ἀγωνίζομαι (agwnizomai) has slightly better external credentials, but this verb is found in the corpus Paulinum five other times, twice in the Pastorals (1 Tim 6:12; 2 Tim 4:7). The verb ὀνειδίζω (oneidizw) occurs only once in Paul (Rom 15:3), not at all in the Pastorals. In this instance, transcriptional and intrinsic evidence might seem to be opposed to each other. In such cases, the external evidence should be given more weight. With some hesitation, ἀγωνιζόμεθα is preferred.

³ tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”

¹ tn Grk “about yourself and your teaching.”

¹ tn This could be taken to mean “a root,” but the phrase “of all evils” clearly makes it definite. This seems to be not entirely true to life (some evils are unrelated to love of money), but it should be read as a case of hyperbole (exaggeration to make a point more strongly).

² tn Many translations render this “of all kinds of evil,” especially to allow for the translation “a root” along with it. But there is no parallel for taking a construction like this to mean “all kinds of” or “every kind of.” The normal sense is “all evils.”

¹ tn Or “to practice their religion.”

² tn Or “and so make some repayment to their parents”; Grk “and to give back recompense to their parents.”

³ tn Grk “for this is pleasing in the sight of God.”