📖 1 Timothy — Chapter 2 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
1 Timothy 2:1 I Rexhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1 Timothy 2:2 For Rkings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
1 Timothy 2:3 For Rthis is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
1 Timothy 2:4 Who Rwill have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is Rone God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1 Timothy 2:6 Who Rgave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto RI am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
1 Timothy 2:8 RI will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, Rthat women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
1 Timothy 2:10 But (which becometh Rwomen professing godliness) with good works.
1 Timothy 2:11 RLet the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
1 Timothy 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
1 Timothy 2:13 RFor Adam was first formed, then Eve.
1 Timothy 2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
1 Timothy 2:15 Notwithstanding Rshe shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
1 Timothy 2:1–7 — Prayer for all people
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Paul urges prayer for all, including rulers, and connects God's saving desire with the one mediator and Christ's ransom.
Key Truth: Pray broadly with attention to God's saving purpose.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “I ____ therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving …” (1 Timothy 2:1)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… all men to be saved, and to come unto the ____ of the truth.” (1 Timothy 2:4)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the ____ in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles …” (1 Timothy 2:7)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
1 Timothy 2:8–10 — Prayer and modest conduct
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Paul addresses men praying without wrath and doubting and women displaying modesty through good works rather than expensive adornment.
Key Truth: Let outward conduct agree with godliness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without ____ and doubting.” (1 Timothy 2:8)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or ____ , or pearls, or costly array;” (1 Timothy 2:9)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:9 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But (which ____ women professing godliness) with good works.” (1 Timothy 2:10)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
1 Timothy 2:11–15 — Instruction and creation references
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Paul gives instructions concerning learning and teaching, appealing to Adam and Eve and ending with faith, charity, holiness, and sobriety.
Key Truth: Read difficult instructions carefully within their stated concerns.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Let the ____ learn in silence with all subjection.” (1 Timothy 2:11)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For ____ was first formed, then Eve.” (1 Timothy 2:13)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and ____ and holiness with sobriety.” (1 Timothy 2:15)
Find it in 1 Timothy 2:15 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Genesis 2:7 — The creation account provides background for Paul's reference to Adam.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can your prayer and conduct serve the good of others?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes 1 Timothy 2:1–7 (Prayer for all people) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes 1 Timothy 2:8–10 (Prayer and modest conduct) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes 1 Timothy 2:11–15 (Instruction and creation references) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What purpose accompanies prayer for kings and those in authority?
5. How does Paul describe the mediator between God and men?
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