1 Timothy 1:6

1:6 Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.

1 Timothy 6:9

6:9 Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 2:4

2:4 since he wants ¹  all people ²  to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 3:6

3:6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant ³  and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact. ⁴ 

1 Timothy 6:7

6:7 For we have brought nothing into this world and so ⁵  we cannot take a single thing out either.

1 Timothy 6:19

6:19 In this way they will save up ⁶  a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation ⁷  for the future and so lay hold of ⁸  what is truly life.

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 ⁹  to instruct ¹⁰  certain people not to spread false teachings, ¹¹ 

1 Timothy 1:17

1:17 Now to the eternal king, ¹²  immortal, invisible, the only ¹³  God, be honor and glory forever and ever! ¹⁴  Amen.

1 Timothy 3:7

3:7 And he must be well thought of by ¹⁵  those outside the faith, ¹⁶  so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil’s trap. ¹⁷ 

1 Timothy 5:24

5:24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later. ¹⁸ 

1 Timothy 1:12

1:12 I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,

1 Timothy 1:15

1:15 This saying ¹⁹  is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them! ²⁰ 

1 Timothy 2:7

2:7 For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle – I am telling the truth; ²¹  I am not lying – and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

1 Timothy 4:3

4:3 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 4:10

4:10 In fact this is why ²²  we work hard and struggle, ²³  because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, ²⁴  especially of believers.

1 Timothy 6:12

6:12 Compete well ²⁵  for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession ²⁶  for ²⁷  in the presence of many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:17

6:17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods ²⁸  not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, ²⁹  but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

1 Timothy 1:16

1:16 But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that ³⁰  in me as the worst, ³¹  Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.

[2:4]  ¹ tn Grk “who wants…” (but showing why such prayer is pleasing to God).

[2:4]  ² tn Grk “all men”; but here ἀνθρώπους (anqrwpous) is used generically, referring to both men and women.

[3:6]  ¹ tn Grk “that he may not become arrogant.”

[3:6]  ² tn Grk “the judgment of the devil,” which could also mean “the judgment that the devil incurred.” But see 1 Tim 1:20 for examples of the danger Paul seems to have in mind.

[6:7]  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.

[6:19]  ¹ tn Grk “saving up” (the continuation of 6:18). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 19.

[6:19]  ² tn Grk “treasuring up a good foundation.”

[6:19]  ³ tn Grk “that they may lay hold of.”

[1:3]  ¹ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[1:3]  ² 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.

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

[1:17]  ¹ tn Or more literally, “king of the ages.”

[1:17]  ² tc Most later witnesses (א² D¹ H^c 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.

[3:7]  ¹ tn Or “have a good reputation with”; Grk “have a good testimony from.”

[3:7]  ² tn Grk “the ones outside.”

[3:7]  ³ tn Or “be trapped like the devil was”; Grk “fall into the trap of the devil.” The parallel in 2 Tim 2:26 supports the rendering given in the text.

[5:24]  ¹ tn Grk “they [the sins] follow after others.”

[1:15]  ¹ tn Grk “the saying,” referring to the following citation (see 1 Tim 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase).

[1:15]  ² tn Grk “of whom I am the first.”

[2:7]  ¹ tc Most mss (א* D² H 33^vid Ï) have ἐν Χριστῷ (en Cristw) after λέγω (legw) to read “I am telling the truth in Christ,” but this is probably an assimilation to Rom 9:1. Further, the witnesses that lack this phrase are early, important, and well distributed (א² A D* F G P Ψ 6 81 1175 1739 1881 al sy co). It is difficult to explain the shorter reading if it is not original.

[4:10]  ¹ tn Grk “for toward this,” denoting purpose. The conjunction “for” gives confirmation or emphasis to 1 Tim 4:8-9.

[4:10]  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.

[4:10]  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.”

[6:12]  ¹ tn This phrase literally means “compete in the good competition of the faith,” using words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”

[6:12]  ² sn At some point in Timothy’s life, he publicly acknowledged Jesus as the resurrected Lord, perhaps either at his baptism or his ordination as a minister of the gospel. With this reminder of the historical moment of his good confession, Timothy is encouraged to remain steadfast in his faith and to finish his life as a minister in the same way it began (see G. W. Knight, Pastoral Epistles [NIGTC], 264-65).

[6:12]  ³ tn Grk “confessed the good confession.”

[6:17]  ¹ tn Grk “in the present age.”

[6:17]  ² tn Grk “in uncertainty.”

[1:16]  ¹ tn Grk “but because of this I was treated with mercy, so that…”

[1:16]  ² tn Grk “in me first,” making the connection with the last phrase of v. 15.