1 Timothy 2:8

1 Timothy 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;
• New King James Version (NKJV)I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

Context of 1 Timothy 2:8

6He died as a sacrifice on behalf of all people, to pay the debt of their sins. He died at the proper time for God to show his purpose clearly. 7God chose me as his apostle, to tell this same message to people. I am telling you what is true. I am not telling lies! Yes, he sent me to teach his true message to the Gentiles, so that they would believe in him. So then, in every place where you meet together, I want the men to pray. The men who lift up their hands and pray must be those who live good lives. They must not be people who are angry or who quarrel with others. 9I also want the women to dress themselves properly in a way that is right. They should not bring shame on themselves. What makes a woman beautiful? It is not the special way that she prepares her hair. It is not the gold things or jewels that she wears. It is not her expensive clothes. 10Christian women should not dress themselves like that. Instead, their lives should show that they do good things. They say that they want to please God, so that is the proper way for them to live.

1 Timothy 2:8 word by word

Βούλομαι οὖν προσεύχεσθαι τοὺς ἄνδρας ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ἐπαίροντας ὁσίους χεῖρας χωρὶς ὀργῆς καὶ διαλογισμοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• I willβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• thatπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• whereτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• lifting upἐπαίρωepairō · to lift upG1869
• holyὅσιοςhosios · sacredG3741
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• withoutχωρίςchōris · withoutG5565
• wrathὀργήorgē · wrathG3709
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• doubtingδιαλογισμόςdialogismos · reasoningG1261

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 2:8

• 1 Timothy 5:14So I think that widows who are still young women should marry again. Then they can have children and they can take care of their own homes. If they live well like that, the enemy of God's people will not have a chance to say bad things against us.
• 1 Corinthians 7:7It would be good if all of you could live in the way that I do. But each person has his own gift from God. God helps one person to live in a certain way. God helps another person with a different gift.
• 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord brought the officers of the king of Assyria's army to attack them. They took hold of Manasseh. They put metal hooks in his nose and they tied bronze chains around him. Then they took him away to Babylon.
• Psalms 130:1Lord, I am crying aloud to you because I have great trouble.
• Lamentations 3:55I shouted your name, Lord, when I was in the well.
• Jonah 2:1From inside the fish's stomach, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
• Malachi 1:11‘People in every nation of the whole world will respect my name. People everywhere will offer incense and pure sacrifices to worship me. They will all know that I am great.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
• Luke 23:42Then the man said to Jesus, ‘Remember me, Jesus, when you start to rule in your kingdom.’
• John 4:21Jesus said to her, ‘Believe me, woman. Soon you will not worship the Father either on this mountain or at Jerusalem.
• Acts 21:5After a week with the believers in Tyre, it was time for us to leave them. All the believers, together with their wives and their children, went with us out of the city. At the beach, we all went down on our knees and we prayed together.
• Job 16:17But I have not been cruel. And when I pray, I speak honestly to God.
• Psalms 26:6I wash my hands as a sign that I live in a pure way. I will worship you at your altar, Lord.
• Psalms 66:18If I had kept wicked things in my mind, the Lord would not have listened to me.
• Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands towards his Holy Place, and praise him.
• Proverbs 15:8When wicked people offer sacrifices to the Lord, he hates it. But he is pleased when good people pray to him.
• Proverbs 21:27The Lord hates it when wicked people offer sacrifices to him. He hates it even more when they do it with an evil purpose.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will therefore - Seeing the apostle had his authority from Christ, and spoke nothing but what he received from him, his , I will, is equal to I command. That men pray - That is, for the blessings promised in this testimony of God. For, although God has provided them, yet he will not give them to such as will not pray. See the note on 1 Timothy 2:1, the subject of which is here resumed. Everywhere - ͅ· In every place. That they should always have a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I will therefore - The Greek word here ( ̀ boulomai) is different from the word rendered “will” - ́ thelō- in 1 Timothy 2:4. The distinction is, that the word there used - ́ thelō- denotes an active volition or purpose; the word here used - ̀ boulomai- a mere passive desire, propensity, willingness. Robinson‘s Lexicon The meaning here is, “it is my will” - expressing his wish in the case, or giving direction - though using a milder word than that which…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Under the gospel, prayer is not to be confined to any one particular house of prayer, but men must pray every where. We must pray in our closets, pray in our families, pray at our meals, pray when we are on journeys, and pray in the solemn assemblies, whether more public or private. We must pray in charity; without wrath, or malice, or anger at any person. We must pray in faith, without doubting, and without disputing. Women who profess the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Genuine prayer among the Ephesian church had declined because of the false teachers' influence (see 1 Timothy 6:4–5; 1:4; compare 2 Timothy 3:1–5; Titus 3:9–11). lifting up holy hands: See Isaiah 1:15–17. This was an ancient gesture for praise and asking for help (see Exodus 9:29; 1 Kings 8:22, 54; Nehemiah 8:6; Psalm 28:2; Luke 24:50). without anger or dissension: Compare James 3:8–12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. I will--The active wish, or desire, is meant. that men--rather as Greek, "that the men," as distinguished from "the women," to whom he has something different to say from what he said to the men (1Ti 2:9-12; 1Co 11:14, 15; 14:34, 35). The emphasis, however, is not on this, but on the precept of praying, resumed from 1Ti 2:1. everywhere--Greek, "in every place," namely, of public prayer. Fulfilling Mal 1:11, "In every place ... from the rising of the…Read the comment

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• Anger
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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings