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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of 1 Timothy 2:7

5For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, 6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. For this I was appointed as a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and dispute. 9Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive apparel,

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

• For thisὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I was appointedτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• preacherκῆρυξkērux · preacherG2783
• an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• I am tellingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• I am not lyingψεύδομαιpseudomai · to lieG5574
• as a teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• in faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 2:7

• 1 Timothy 1:11according to the glorious gospel 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 7:27“Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “by adding one thing to another to find an explanation,
• Ecclesiastes 12:8“Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher, “all is futility!”
• Romans 10:14How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?
• Ephesians 3:7of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.
• 2 Timothy 1:11for which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
• 2 Peter 2:5and did not spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
• Romans 1:9For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,
• Romans 9:1I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me 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(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
• John 7:35The Jews then said to one another, “Where does this Man intend to go that we will not find Him? He does not intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, does He?
• Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
• Acts 22:21And He said to me, ‘Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
• Acts 26:17rescuing you from the Jewish 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