1 Timothy 2:7

1 Timothy 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whereunto I 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.
• New International Version (NIV)And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
• New King James Version (NKJV)for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And I have been chosen as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles this message about faith and truth. I’m not exaggerating—just telling the truth.

Context of 1 Timothy 2:7

5For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 8I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; 9likewise 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,

1 Timothy 2:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereuntoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• Whereuntoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• am ordainedτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• a preacherκῆρυξkērux · preacherG2783
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• I speakλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• lieψεύδομαιpseudomai · to lieG5574
• notοὐou · noG3756
• a teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 2:7

• 1 Timothy 1:11in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
• Ecclesiastes 1:1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
• Ecclesiastes 7:27Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things—
• Ecclesiastes 12:8Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
• Romans 10:14How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
• Ephesians 3:7Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
• 2 Timothy 1:11for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,
• 2 Peter 2:5if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
• Romans 1:9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you
• Romans 9:1I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—
• 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
• Galatians 1:20(In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!)
• John 7:35The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
• Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.
• Acts 22:21And he said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"
• Acts 26:17delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I am ordained a preacher - I am set apart, , appointed. The word does not imply any imposition of hands by either bishop or presbytery, as is vulgarly supposed. I speak the truth in Christ - As I have received my commission from him, so I testify his truth. I did not run before I was sent; and I speak nothing but what I have received. A teacher of the Gentiles - Being specially commissioned to preach the Gospel, not to the Jews, but to the nations of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Whereunto - Greek, “Unto which;” that is, to the bearing of which testimony I am appointed. I am ordained - Greek, “I am placed or constituted” - ̓́ etethēnThe word “ordain” has now acquired a technical signification, meaning to set apart solemnly to a sacred office by the imposition of hands; but it has not that meaning here. It does not refer to the manner in which he was set apart, or to any act of others in consecrating him to this work, but merely…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7Here, prayer focuses on the church’s mission. This suggests that false teachers damaged the church's reputation in society and hindered its mission to non-Jewish people (see 3:6–7; 6:1; Titus 2:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Whereunto--For the giving of which testimony. I am ordained--literally, "I was set": the same Greek, as "putting me," &c. (1Ti 1:12). preacher--literally, "herald" (1Co 1:21; 9:27; 15:11; 2Ti 1:11; Tit 1:3). He recurs to himself, as in 1Ti 1:16, in himself a living pattern or announcement of the Gospel, so here "a herald and teacher of (it to) the Gentiles" (Ga 2:9; Ep 3:1-12; Col 1:23). The universality of his commission is an appropriate assertion…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 2:7

• Herald
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Truth

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Apostle
• Lead
• Verity
• Church
• Education
• Games
• Ordain; Ordination
• Preacher; Preaching

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