1 Timothy 2:8

So I want the men ¹  to pray ²  in every place, lifting up holy hands ³  without anger or dispute.

biblegateway 1Ti 2:8

I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.

biblegateway 1Ti 2:8

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.

biblegateway 1Ti 2:8

So wherever you assemble, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.

biblegateway 1Ti 2:8

Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray--not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God.

SABDAweb 1Ti 2:8

It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.

bibleoremus 1Ti 2:8

I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument;

biblegateway 1Ti 2:8

I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

biblegateway 1Ti 2:8

So I want the men ¹  to pray ²  in every place, lifting up holy hands ³  without anger or dispute.

¹ 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 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.

³ 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).