1 Timothy 1:18

1:18 I put this charge ¹  before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, ²  in order that with such encouragement ³  you may fight the good fight.

1 Timothy 2:2

2:2 even for kings ⁴  and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

1 Timothy 3:15

3:15 in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves ⁵  in the household of God, because it is ⁶  the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:21

5:21 Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. ⁷ 

1 Timothy 6:3

6:3 If someone spreads false teachings ⁸  and does not agree with sound words (that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness,

1 Timothy 6:13

6:13 I charge you ⁹  before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession ¹⁰  before Pontius Pilate,

1 Timothy 6:17

6:17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods ¹¹  not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, ¹²  but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

[1:18]  ¹ sn This charge refers to the task Paul described to Timothy in vv. 3-7 above.

[1:18]  ² sn The prophecies once spoken about you were apparently spoken at Timothy’s ordination (cf. 1 Tim 4:14) and perhaps spoke of what God would do through him. Thus they can encourage him in his work, as the next clause says.

[1:18]  ³ tn Grk “that by them you might fight…” (a reference to the prophecies which can encourage him in his work).

[2:2]  ⁴ tn For “even for kings” the Greek says simply “for kings.”

[3:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “how it is necessary to behave.”

[3:15]  ⁸ tn Grk “which is” (but the relative clause shows the reason for such conduct).

[5:21]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “doing nothing according to partiality.”

[6:3]  ¹³ tn Grk “teaches other doctrines,” (different from apostolic teaching, cf. 1 Tim 1:3).

[6:13]  ¹⁶ tc ‡ Most witnesses, some of them important (א² A D H 1881 Ï lat sy bo), have σοι (soi, “you”) after παραγγέλλω (parangellw, “I charge [you]”), a predictable variant because the personal pronoun is demanded by the sense of the passage (and was added in the translation because of English requirements). Hence, the omission is the harder reading, and the addition of σοι is one of clarification. Further, the shorter reading is found in several important witnesses, such as א* F G Ψ 6 33 1739 pc. Thus, both internally and externally the shorter reading is preferred. NA ²⁷ places σοι in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[6:13]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “testified the good confession.”

[6:17]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “in the present age.”

[6:17]  ²⁰ tn Grk “in uncertainty.”