Category: 1 Timothy

9 likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, Setting the Scene for 1 Timothy 2:9 In 1 Timothy chapter 2, the scene is set in a bustling marketplace in the ancient city of Ephesus. The apostle Paul…

1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of…

15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. Setting the Scene for 1 Timothy 1:15 In 1 Timothy chapter 1, the scene is set in a small, dimly lit room in Ephesus, where the apostle Paul is…

1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons. 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared. 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those…

1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. Setting the Scene for 1 Timothy 2:1-2 In the bustling city of…

1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He…

12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. Setting the Scene for 1 Timothy 2:12 In the scene referred to in 1 Timothy 2:12, we find ourselves in a bustling marketplace in the ancient city of Ephesus. The apostle Paul is…