1 Timothy 1:8

1:8 But we know that the law is good if someone uses it legitimately,

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 2:4

2:4 since he wants ²  all people ³  to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 2:6

2:6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time. ⁴ 

1 Timothy 2:10

2:10 but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

1 Timothy 3:6

3:6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant ⁵  and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact. ⁶ 

1 Timothy 3:12

3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife ⁷  and good managers of their children and their own households.

1 Timothy 5:9

5:9 No widow should be put on the list ⁸  unless ⁹  she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband, ¹⁰ 

1 Timothy 5:20

5:20 Those guilty of sin ¹¹  must be rebuked ¹²  before all, ¹³  as a warning to the rest. ¹⁴ 

1 Timothy 6:21

6:21 By professing it, some have strayed from the faith. ¹⁵  Grace be with you all. ¹⁶ 

[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…”

[2:4]  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.

[2:6]  ¹ sn Revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time is a difficult expression without clear connection to the preceding, literally “a testimony at the proper time.” This may allude to testimony about Christ’s atoning work given by Paul and others (as v. 7 mentions). But it seems more likely to identify Christ’s death itself as a testimony to God’s gracious character (as vv. 3-4 describe). This testimony was planned from all eternity, but now has come to light at the time God intended, in the work of Christ. See 2 Tim 1:9-10; Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7 for similar ideas.

[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.

[3:12]  ¹ tn Or “men married only once,” “devoted solely to their wives” (see the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 5:9; Titus 1:6).

[5:9]  ¹ sn This list was an official enrollment, apparently with a formal pledge to continue as a widow and serve the Lord in that way (cf. v. 12). It was either (1) the list of “true widows” who were given support by the church or (2) a smaller group of older women among the supported widows who were qualified for special service (perhaps to orphans, other widows, the sick, etc.). Most commentators understand it to be the former, since a special group is not indicated clearly. See G. W. Knight, Pastoral Epistles, 222-23 for discussion.

[5:9]  ² tn Grk “let a widow be enrolled if she has reached not less than sixty years.”

[5:9]  ³ tn Or “a woman married only once,” “was devoted solely to her husband” (see the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 3:12; Titus 1:6).

[5:20]  ¹ sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.

[5:20]  ² tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[5:20]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”

[6:21]  ¹ tn Grk “have deviated concerning the faith.”

[6:21]  ² tc Most witnesses (א² D¹ Ψ Ï sy) conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”). Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, the earliest and best witnesses (א* A D* F G 33 81 1739* 1881 it sa) lack the particle, indicating that the letter concluded with “Grace be with you all.”