1 Timothy 1:19

1:19 To do this ¹  you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

1 Timothy 2:8

2:8 So I want the men ²  to pray ³  in every place, lifting up holy hands ⁴  without anger or dispute.

1 Timothy 4:7

4:7 But reject those myths ⁵  fit only for the godless and gullible, ⁶  and train yourself for godliness.

1 Timothy 5:20

5:20 Those guilty of sin ⁷  must be rebuked ⁸  before all, ⁹  as a warning to the rest. ¹⁰ 

1 Timothy 6:18

6:18 Tell them to do good, ¹¹  to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. ¹² 

[1:19]  ¹ tn In Greek this continues the same sentence from v. 18, a participle showing the means by which Timothy will accomplish his task: Grk “fight the good fight, holding firmly…”

[2:8]  ² tn The word translated “men” here (ἀνήρ, anhr) refers to adult males, not people in general. Note the command given to “the women” in v. 9.

[2:8]  ³ sn To pray. In this verse Paul resumes and concludes the section about prayer begun in 2:1-2. 1 Tim 2:3-7 described God’s concern for all people as the motive for such prayer.

[2:8]  ⁴ sn Paul uses a common ancient posture in prayer (lifting up holy hands) as a figure of speech for offering requests from a holy life (without anger or dispute).

[4:7]  ³ sn Those myths refer to legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 4:4; and Titus 1:14.

[4:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”

[5:20]  ⁴ sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.

[5:20]  ⁵ tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[5:20]  ⁶ tn “Before all” probably refers to the whole congregation, not just all the elders; “the rest” is more likely to denote the remaining elders.

[5:20]  ⁷ tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”

[6:18]  ⁵ 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.

[6:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “to be generous,” “sharing.”