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Pray for All People 2 1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 v for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and w dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and x it is pleasing in the sight of y God our Savior, 4 who desires z all people to be saved and a to come to b the knowledge of the truth. 5 For c there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man 1 Christ Jesus, 6 d who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is e the testimony given f at the proper time. 7 g For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle ( h I am telling the truth, I am not lying), i a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

1 Timothy 2:1-7 NA28

1 Timothy 2:1-7

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2 1 Παρακαλῶ οὖν πρῶτον πάντων ποιεῖσθαι δεήσεις προσευχὰς ἐντεύξεις εὐχαριστίας ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, 2 ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων, ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι. 3 τοῦτο καλὸν καὶ ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν θεοῦ, 4 ὃς πάντας ἀνθρώπους θέλει σωθῆναι καὶ εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας ἐλθεῖν. 5 Εἷς γὰρ θεός, εἷς καὶ μεσίτης θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄνθρωπος Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς, 6 ὁ δοὺς ἑαυτὸν ἀντίλυτρον ὑπὲρ πάντων, τὸ μαρτύριον καιροῖς ἰδίοις . 7 εἰς ὃ ἐτέθην ἐγὼ κῆρυξ καὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλήθειαν λέγω οὐ ψεύδομαι, διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀληθείᾳ.

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Παρακαλῶ οὖν πρῶτον πάντων ποιεῖσθαι δεήσεις προσευχὰς ἐντεύξεις εὐχαριστίας ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων,

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,

ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων,

v for kings and all who are in high positions,

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ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι.

that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and w dignified in every way.

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τοῦτο καλὸν καὶ ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν θεοῦ,

This is good, and x it is pleasing in the sight of y God our Savior,

ὃς πάντας ἀνθρώπους θέλει σωθῆναι

who desires z all people to be saved

καὶ εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας ἐλθεῖν.

and a to come to b the knowledge of the truth.

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Εἷς γὰρ θεός,

For c there is one God,

εἷς καὶ μεσίτης θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων,

and there is one mediator between God and men,

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ἄνθρωπος Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς, ὁ δοὺς ἑαυτὸν ἀντίλυτρον ὑπὲρ πάντων,

the man 1 Christ Jesus, d who gave himself as a ransom for all,

τὸ μαρτύριον καιροῖς ἰδίοις .

which is e the testimony given f at the proper time.

εἰς ὃ ἐτέθην ἐγὼ κῆρυξ καὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλήθειαν λέγω οὐ ψεύδομαι, διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀληθείᾳ.

g For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle ( h I am telling the truth, I am not lying), i a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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Κοσμεῖν ἑαυτάς from 9a implicit throughout 9b-10b (Knight 1992, 136).

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In view of the destruction of those who have twisted the word to unholy purposes, Paul urges the Ephesian church to humble themselves and pray for all people, even the secular authorities over them. This somehow allows Christians to lead godly and peaceful lives. The reason behind why Paul says this is contained in 2:3-7. Moving from bottom to top: The “testimony” (2:6) is that there is one God and one mediator between God and man. This mediator, Christ Jesus, gave himself as a ransom for all (2:5c-6a). This ransom is proof that God “desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (2:4). It is in the eyes of this kind of gracious God that Christians leading peaceful and godly lives is a good and pleasing thing (2:3). Put another way, the act of Christians leading peaceful and godly lives in the world and loving the world enough to pray for all people, even kings, matches up perfectly with the character of God, who gave his son as mediator and ransom. Our holy and dignified lives show the world that we are commanded to love the character of our God, and will call even kings to repent and worship the true king, Christ Jesus.