1 Timothy 2:1

Prayer for All People

2:1 First of all, then, I urge that requests, ¹  prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people, ² 

1 Timothy 5:1

Instructions about Specific Groups

5:1 Do not address an older man harshly ³  but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers, ⁴ 

[2:1]  ¹ tn Or “petitions.”

[2:1]  ² tn Grk “all men”; but here ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used generically, referring to both men and women.

[5:1]  ³ tn Or “Do not speak harshly to an older man.”

[5:1]  ⁴ tn No verb “speak” is stated in this clause, but it continues the sense of the preceding.