1 Timothy 2
Fragments showing 1 Timothy 2:2–6 on Codex Coislinianus, from ca. AD 550.
BookFirst Epistle to Timothy
CategoryPauline epistles
Christian Bible partNew Testament
Order in the Christian part15

1 Timothy 2 is the second chapter of the First Epistle to Timothy in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author has been traditionally identified as Paul the Apostle since as early as AD 180,[1][2][3] although most modern scholars consider the letter pseudepigraphical,[4] perhaps written as late as the first half of the second century AD.[5]

This chapter refers to prayer (verses 1 to 7, also in verse 8) and to the behaviour of women (verses 8 to 15).[6]

Text

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 15 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

Instruction on prayer (2:1–7)

Verse 1

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be made for everyone.[7]

Clare Drury reads this verse as meaning that prayer is to be "the first duty of a member of the community". Although four words, "supplication", "prayer", "intercession", and "thanksgiving", are used, "no distinction is made between them".[6]

Verses 3–4

3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.[8]

Men and women at prayer (2:8–15; 3:1)

Verse 12

Main article: 1 Timothy 2:12

And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.[10]

Verse 13

For Adam was formed first, then Eve.[12]

Verse 14

And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.[14]

Verse 15

But a woman will be saved through having children, if she perseveres in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.[15]

Chapter 3 opens with the words This is a faithful saying,[16] The saying is sure, or The saying is commonly accepted.[17] The words may refer back to the latter part of this chapter, including this verse, or they may be read as introductory to the material in chapter 3 about the office of a bishop.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ See the arguments on composition of the epistle.
  2. ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 24th edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1965. p. 631
  3. ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
  4. ^ David E. Aune, ed., The Blackwell Companion to The New Testament (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), 9: "While seven of the letters attributed to Paul are almost universally accepted as authentic (Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, Philemon), four are just as widely judged to be pseudepigraphical, i.e. written by unknown authors under Paul's name: Ephesians and the Pastorals (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus)."
  5. ^ Stephen L. Harris, The New Testament: A Student's Introduction, 4th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001), 366.
  6. ^ a b c Drury, C., 73. The Pastoral Epistles, in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), The Oxford Bible Commentary Archived 2017-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, p. 1223-4
  7. ^ 1 Timothy 2:1: New Revised Standard Version
  8. ^ 1 Timothy 2:3–4 NKJV
  9. ^ Towner 2006, p. 96.
  10. ^ 1 Timothy 2:12 NKJV
  11. ^ a b c d "1 Timothy 2:12 - Meaning and Commentary on Bible Verse". biblestudytools.com.
  12. ^ 1 Timothy 2:13 NKJV
  13. ^ Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). On "1 Timothy 2". In: The Pulpit Commentary. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2018.
  14. ^ 1 Timothy 2:14: NLT
  15. ^ 1 Timothy 2:15: GNT
  16. ^ 1 Timothy 3:1: KNJV
  17. ^ 1 Timothy 3:1: NRSV

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