1 Timothy 4:9

4:9 This saying ¹  is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance.

1 Timothy 6:15

6:15 – whose appearing ²  the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.

1 Timothy 1:8

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

1 Timothy 1:11

1:11 This ³  accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God ⁴  that was entrusted to me. ⁵ 

1 Timothy 2:6

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

1 Timothy 2:10

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

1 Timothy 3:1

Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

3:1 This saying ⁷  is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, ⁸  he desires a good work.”

1 Timothy 5:18

5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” ⁹  and, “The worker deserves his pay.” ¹⁰ 

1 Timothy 1:15

1:15 This saying ¹¹  is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them! ¹² 

1 Timothy 2:7

2:7 For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle – I am telling the truth; ¹³  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 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ¹⁴  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ¹⁵  when the elders laid hands on you. ¹⁶ 

1 Timothy 6:16

6:16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

[4:9]  ¹ tn Grk “the saying.”

[6:15]  ² tn Grk “which.” All of 1 Tim 6:15 is a relative clause which refers back to “appearing” in v.14. The phrase “whose appearing” was supplied to clarify this connection.

[1:11]  ³ tn A continuation of the preceding idea: Grk “teaching, according to the gospel.” This use of the law is in accord with the gospel entrusted to Paul (cf. Rom 7:7-16; Gal 3:23-26). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “the gospel of the glory of the blessed God.”

[1:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “with which I was entrusted.” The translation is more in line with contemporary English style.

[2:6]  ⁴ 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.

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “the saying,” referring to the following citation (see 1 Tim 1:15; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase).

[3:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “aspires to oversight.”

[5:18]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.

[5:18]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.

[1:15]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Grk “of whom I am the first.”

[2:7]  ⁸ 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.

[4:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “in you.”

[4:14]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”

[4:14]  ¹¹ tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).