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The First Epistle of Paul to Timothy

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Introduction to 1 Timothy:
Author: The apostle Paul (1:1).Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 65, after Paul's first Roman imprisonment.Place of Writing: Probably Macedonia (1:3).Recipient: Timothy (1:2).

Subject of 1 Timothy:
God's Economy concerning the Church

First Timothy

Chapter 1 of 6

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I.  Introduction — 1:1-2

1Ti 1:1 - 1Paul, an aapostle of Christ Jesus baccording to the 2ccommand of 3dGod our Savior and of Christ Jesus our 4ehope,
1Ti 1:2 - To 1aTimothy, genuine bchild in 2faith: Grace, cmercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

II.  God's economy versus different teachings — 1:3-17

1Ti 1:3 - Even as I exhorted you, when I was 1going into aMacedonia, to remain in bEphesus in order that you might charge 2certain ones not to teach 3cdifferent things
1Ti 1:4 - Nor to give heed to 1amyths and unending 2bgenealogies, which produce cquestionings rather than God’s 3deconomy, which is in 4efaith.
1Ti 1:5 - But the end of the 1charge is 2alove out of a 3bpure heart and out of a good cconscience and out of unfeigned dfaith;
1Ti 1:6 - From which things some, having 1amisaimed, have turned aside to 2bvain talking,
1Ti 1:7 - Desiring to be 1ateachers of the law, though they understand neither the things that they say, nor concerning what they 2bconfidently affirm.
1Ti 1:8 - But we know that the alaw is good, if one uses it lawfully
1Ti 1:9 - And knows this, that the alaw is not enacted for a righteous man but for the lawless and bunruly, for the cungodly and sinners, for the dunholy and eprofane, for those who 1strike their fathers and those who 1strike their mothers, for murderers,
1Ti 1:10 - For fornicators, ahomosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever other thing that is opposed to the 1bhealthy teaching,
1Ti 1:11 - aAccording to the 1bgospel of the glory of the cblessed God, with which I was dentrusted.
1Ti 1:12 - I give thanks to Him who 1aempowers me, Christ Jesus our Lord, that He has counted me bfaithful, cappointing me to the dministry,
1Ti 1:13 - Who formerly was a 1blasphemer and a apersecutor and an 2insulting person; but I was shown 3bmercy because, being 4cignorant, I acted in 4dunbelief.
1Ti 1:14 - And the 1agrace of our Lord bsuperabounded with 2cfaith and love in Christ Jesus.
1Ti 1:15 - aFaithful is the word and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus 1came into the world to save bsinners, of whom I am foremost.
1Ti 1:16 - But because of this I was shown amercy, that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might display all His long-suffering for a 1pattern to those who are to bbelieve on Him unto 2ceternal life.
1Ti 1:17 - 1Now to the aKing of the ages, bincorruptible, cinvisible, the donly God, be 2ehonor and fglory forever and ever. Amen.

III.  Faith and a good conscience needed for the keeping of the faith — 1:18-20

1Ti 1:18 - This 1acharge I commit to you, my bchild Timothy, according to the 2cprophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you might 3dwar the good warfare,
1Ti 1:19 - aHolding 1bfaith and a good cconscience, concerning which some, thrusting these away, have become 2shipwrecked regarding the 3dfaith;
1Ti 1:20 - Of whom are 1aHymenaeus and 2bAlexander, whom I have cdelivered to Satan that they may be 3disciplined not to dblaspheme.

First Timothy

Chapter 2 of 6

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IV.  Prayer for man's salvation — 2:1-7

1Ti 2:1 - I exhort therefore, first of all, that 1apetitions, prayers, 2intercessions, thanksgivings be made on behalf of ball men;
1Ti 2:2 - On behalf of akings and all who are in high position, that we may lead a 1quiet and tranquil life in all 2bgodliness and 3cgravity.
1Ti 2:3 - This is good and aacceptable in the sight of our bSavior God,
1Ti 2:4 - Who desires 1aall men to be bsaved and to come to the 2cfull knowledge of the dtruth.
1Ti 2:5 - For there is 1aone God and one 2bMediator of God and men, the 3cman Christ Jesus,
1Ti 2:6 - Who 1gave Himself as a 2aransom for ball, the 3ctestimony to be borne in dits own times.
1Ti 2:7 - For which I was aappointed a 1herald and an apostle (I speak the truth; I do not blie), a 2teacher of the cGentiles in 3dfaith and etruth.

V.  The normal life in the church — 2:8-15

1Ti 2:8 - I desire therefore that men 1pray in every place, alifting up 2holy 3bhands, without 4wrath and 5creasoning;
1Ti 2:9 - Similarly, that women aadorn themselves in 1proper clothing with 2modesty and 3bsobriety, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly clothing,
1Ti 2:10 - But, what abefits women professing 1bgodly reverence, by good works.
1Ti 2:11 - Let a woman learn in 1aquietness in all 2bsubjection;
1Ti 2:12 - But I do not permit a awoman to 1teach or to assert authority over a man, but to be in 2quietness.
1Ti 2:13 - For 1Adam was 2formed first, then Eve;
1Ti 2:14 - And 1Adam was not deceived; but the 2woman, having been quite adeceived, has fallen into transgression.
1Ti 2:15 - But she will be saved through her 1childbearing, if they remain in 2afaith and love and bholiness with csobriety.

First Timothy

Chapter 3 of 6

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VI.  Overseers and deacons for the church's administration — 3:1-13

1Ti 3:1 - aFaithful is the word: If anyone 1aspires to the 2overseership, he desires a good work.
1Ti 3:2 - aThe 1boverseer then must be 2without reproach, the 3husband of cone wife, 4dtemperate, 5of a esober mind, 6orderly, 7fhospitable, 8apt to gteach;
1Ti 3:3 - 1Not an aexcessive drinker; 2not a striker, but 3bgentle; 4cnot contentious; 5not dfond of money;
1Ti 3:4 - One who 1amanages well his own house, having his children in subjection with all 2bgravity
1Ti 3:5 - (But if one does not know how to manage his own house, how will he care for the achurch of God?);
1Ti 3:6 - Not a 1new convert, lest being 2ablinded with pride he fall into the 3judgment suffered by the devil.
1Ti 3:7 - And he also must have a 1agood testimony from 2those outside, that he may not fall into reproach and the 3bsnare of the 4devil.
1Ti 3:8 - 1aDeacons must similarly be grave, 2not double-tongued, 3not baddicted to much wine, 4not cgreedy for base gain;
1Ti 3:9 - aHolding the 1bmystery of the cfaith in a 2dpure conscience.
1Ti 3:10 - And these also must first 1be aproved; then let them 2minister if they are 3bunreprovable.
1Ti 3:11 - 1Women similarly must be grave, 2not aslanderers, 3btemperate, 4faithful in all things.
1Ti 3:12 - Deacons must be 1husbands of aone wife, 2bmanaging their children and their own houses well.
1Ti 3:13 - For those who have 1ministered well obtain for themselves a 2good standing and 3much boldness in afaith, which is in Christ Jesus.

VII.  The function of the church—the house of the living God and the pillar and base of the truth — 3:14-16

1Ti 3:14 - These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly.
1Ti 3:15 - But if I delay, I write that you may know 1how one ought to conduct himself in the 2ahouse of God, which is the bchurch of the 3cliving God, the 4dpillar and base of the 5etruth.
1Ti 3:16 - And 1confessedly, great is the 2amystery of bgodliness:3He who was 4cmanifested in the dflesh,5Justified in the Spirit,6Seen by angels,7Preached among the nations,8Believed on in the world,9Taken up in glory.

First Timothy

Chapter 4 of 6

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VIII.  The prediction of the decline of the church — 4:1-5

1Ti 4:1 - 1But the 2aSpirit says expressly that in 3later times some will bdepart from the 4cfaith, giving heed to 5deceiving dspirits and teachings of 6edemons
1Ti 4:2 - 1By means of the ahypocrisy of men who speak blies, of men who are 2cbranded in their own conscience as with a 3hot iron,
1Ti 4:3 - Who forbid 1amarriage and command babstaining from 1cfoods, which 2God has created to be partaken of with dthanksgiving by those who 3ebelieve and have 4ffull knowledge of the truth.
1Ti 4:4 - For 1every creature of God is agood, and nothing is to be rejected if received with thanksgiving;
1Ti 4:5 - For it is 1asanctified through the 2word of God and 3bintercession.

IX.  A good minister of Christ — 4:6-16

1Ti 4:6 - If you lay these things before the brothers, you will be a good 1aminister of Christ Jesus, 2being nourished with the words of the 3bfaith and of the 4good teaching which you 5have cclosely followed.
1Ti 4:7 - But the 1aprofane and old-womanish 2bmyths 3refuse, and 4exercise yourself unto cgodliness.
1Ti 4:8 - For bodily exercise is profitable for 1a little, but agodliness is profitable for 2ball things, having 3promise of the present life and of that which is to come.
1Ti 4:9 - aFaithful is the word and worthy of all acceptance.
1Ti 4:10 - For to this end we alabor and strive, because we have set our bhope on the 1cliving God, who is the dSavior of eall men, fespecially of those who believe.
1Ti 4:11 - aCharge and bteach these things.
1Ti 4:12 - Let no one adespise your 1byouth, but be a cpattern to the believers in 2word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in 3dpurity.
1Ti 4:13 - Until I come, attend to the public 1areading, to the bexhortation, to the cteaching.
1Ti 4:14 - Do not neglect the 1agift which is 2in you, which was given to you by means of 3bprophecy with the 4claying on of the hands of the 5dpresbytery.
1Ti 4:15 - Practice these things; 1be in them, that your 2progress may be manifest to all.
1Ti 4:16 - 1aTake heed to yourself and to your teaching; continue in these things; for in doing this you will save both byourself and cthose who hear you.

First Timothy

Chapter 5 of 6

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X.  Concerning the saints of different ages — 5:1-16

1Ti 5:1 - Do not 1upbraid an aelderly man, but exhort him as a father, byounger men as brothers,
1Ti 5:2 - aElderly women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
1Ti 5:3 - 1Honor widows who are really awidows.
1Ti 5:4 - But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to 1show arespect toward their own household and to render a 2return to their bparents; for this is cacceptable in the sight of God.
1Ti 5:5 - Now she who is really a widow and is left alone has set her ahope on God and continues in petitions and bprayers night and day.
1Ti 5:6 - But she who gives herself to apleasure is bdead while living.
1Ti 5:7 - These things also acharge, that they may be without reproach.
1Ti 5:8 - But if anyone does not provide for 1his own, and especially for those of his household, he has adenied the 2faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1Ti 5:9 - Let a widow be enrolled, not under sixty years old, having been the awife of one man,
1Ti 5:10 - 1Well attested for good works, if she has brought up children, if she has shown ahospitality to strangers, if she has bwashed the saints’ feet, if she has cassisted the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every dgood work.
1Ti 5:11 - But younger widows refuse; for when they follow their passions in disregard of Christ, they desire to marry,
1Ti 5:12 - And thus have condemnation because they have set aside their first 1pledge.
1Ti 5:13 - And at the same time they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and they are not only idle but also gossips and abusybodies, speaking bthings which they ought not.
1Ti 5:14 - I will therefore that 1younger widows amarry, 2bear children, bkeep house, give no opportunity to the opposer for reproach;
1Ti 5:15 - For already some have turned aside after aSatan.
1Ti 5:16 - If any believing woman has widows in her family, let her assist them, and let not the church be burdened, that it may assist those who are really awidows.

XI.  Concerning the elders — 5:17-25

1Ti 5:17 - Let the aelders who btake the lead well be counted worthy of double 1honor, 2especially those who labor in 3word and teaching.
1Ti 5:18 - For the Scripture says, a“You shall not muzzle an ox that is treading out the grain,” and, b“The workman is worthy of his pay.”
1Ti 5:19 - Against an elder do not 1receive an accusation, except based upon two or three awitnesses.
1Ti 5:20 - The ones who sin 1areprove bbefore 2all that the rest also may have fear.
1Ti 5:21 - I solemnly acharge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen 1angels that you keep these things without 2prejudice, doing nothing by way of 3partiality.
1Ti 5:22 - 1aLay hands 2quickly on no man, nor bparticipate in others’ sins; ckeep yourself pure.
1Ti 5:23 - 1No longer drink water only, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent 2illnesses.
1Ti 5:24 - The 1sins of some men are openly 2manifest, going before to judgment; and for others, 3they 4also follow after.
1Ti 5:25 - Likewise also the 1good works are openly manifest, and those that are otherwise cannot be ahidden.

First Timothy

Chapter 6 of 6

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XII.  Concerning slaves and money lovers — 6:1-10

1Ti 6:1 - As many as are aslaves under the yoke should regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, lest the bname of God and 1our cteaching be 2blasphemed.
1Ti 6:2 - And those who have believing masters should not despise them, because they are abrothers; but rather they should 1serve them, because those who recompense them for the kindly service received are believers and beloved. These things bteach and cexhort.
1Ti 6:3 - If anyone teaches 1adifferent things and does not consent to 2bhealthy words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching which is according to 3cgodliness,
1Ti 6:4 - He is 1ablinded with pride, understanding bnothing, but is 2diseased with cquestionings and dcontentions of words, out of which come eenvy, fstrife, 3slanders, evil suspicions,
1Ti 6:5 - 1Perpetual wranglings of men acorrupted in mind and 2deprived of the 3truth, 4supposing bgodliness to be a means of cgain.
1Ti 6:6 - But agodliness with 1bcontentment is 2cgreat gain;
1Ti 6:7 - For 1we have brought anothing into the world, because bneither can we carry anything out.
1Ti 6:8 - But having afood and 1covering, with these we will be 2bcontent.
1Ti 6:9 - But those who 1intend to be arich fall into temptation and a bsnare and many foolish and harmful 2desires, which 3plunge men into 4destruction and ruin.
1Ti 6:10 - For the alove of money is 1a root of all evils, because of which some, 2aspiring after money, have 3been bled away from the 4cfaith and pierced themselves through with many pains.

XIII.  A man of God — 6:11-21a

1Ti 6:11 - But you, O 1aman of God, bflee these things, and cpursue 2drighteousness, 3egodliness, 4ffaith, 5love, 6endurance, 7meekness.
1Ti 6:12 - 1aFight the good fight of the bfaith; lay chold on the 2eternal life, 3to which you were dcalled and have 4econfessed the good confession before many fwitnesses.
1Ti 6:13 - I acharge you before God, who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus, who btestified the good confession before cPontius Pilate,
1Ti 6:14 - To keep 1the commandment spotless, awithout reproach, until the 2bappearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1Ti 6:15 - 1Which in aits own times 2the bblessed and conly Sovereign will show, the dKing of those who reign as kings and eLord of those who rule as lords,
1Ti 6:16 - Who alone has aimmortality, dwelling in unapproachable blight, whom cno man has seen nor can see, to whom be dhonor and eternal emight. Amen.
1Ti 6:17 - aCharge those who are rich in the bpresent age not to be chigh-minded, nor to set their dhope on the euncertainty of riches but on God, who faffords us all things grichly for our enjoyment;
1Ti 6:18 - To do 1agood, to be 2brich in good works, to be ready to cdistribute, to be ones willing to share;
1Ti 6:19 - aLaying away for themselves a good bfoundation as a ctreasure for the 1future, that they may lay dhold on 2that which is really life.
1Ti 6:20 - O Timothy, aguard the 1deposit, bturning away from cprofane, dvain babblings and oppositions from 2what is falsely called knowledge,
1Ti 6:21a - Because of which some, professing this, have 1amisaimed regarding the bfaith.c

XIV.  Conclusion — 6:21b

1Ti 6:21b - Grace be with you.
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