Discovery Box1 Timothy 1:17
Context1:17 Now to the eternal king, 1 immortal, invisible, the only 2 God, be honor and glory forever and ever! 3 Amen.
1 Timothy 2:14
Context2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, 4 fell into transgression. 5
1 Timothy 5:1
Context5:1 Do not address an older man harshly 6 but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers, 7
1 Timothy 5:19
Context5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. 8
1 Timothy 6:18
Context6:18 Tell them to do good, 9 to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. 10
[1:17] 1 tn Or more literally, “king of the ages.”
[1:17] 2 tc Most later witnesses (א2 D1 Hc Ψ 1881 Ï) have “wise” (σόφῳ, swfw) here (thus, “the only wise God”), while the earlier and better witnesses (א* A D* F G H* 33 1739 lat co) lack this adjective. Although it could be argued that the longer reading is harder since it does not as emphatically affirm monotheism, it is more likely that scribes borrowed σόφῳ from Rom 16:27 where μόνῳ σόφῳ θεῷ (monw sofw qew, “the only wise God”) is textually solid.
[1:17] 3 tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.
[2:14] 4 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.
[2:14] 5 tn Grk “has come to be in transgression” (with an emphasis on the continuing consequences of that fall).
[5:1] 7 tn Or “Do not speak harshly to an older man.”
[5:1] 8 tn No verb “speak” is stated in this clause, but it continues the sense of the preceding.
[5:19] 10 sn An allusion to Deut 17:6, 19:15.
[6:18] 13 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.
