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1 Timothy 2

1 Tim. 2:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I βexhort
parakaleo (Greek #3870)
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
KJV usage: beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.
Pronounce: par-ak-al-eh'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 2564
therefore
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
, that
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
, first
proton (Greek #4412)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
KJV usage: before, at the beginning, chiefly (at, at the) first (of all).
Pronounce: pro'-ton
Origin: neuter of 4413 as adverb (with or without 3588)
of all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
, supplications
deesis (Greek #1162)
a petition
KJV usage: prayer, request, supplication.
Pronounce: deh'-ay-sis
Origin: from 1189
, prayers
proseuche (Greek #4335)
prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
KJV usage: X pray earnestly, prayer.
Pronounce: pros-yoo-khay'
Origin: from 4336
, intercessions
enteuxis (Greek #1783)
an interview, i.e. (specially) supplication
KJV usage: intercession, prayer.
Pronounce: ent'-yook-sis
Origin: from 1793
, and giving of thanks
eucharistia (Greek #2169)
gratitude; actively, grateful language (to God, as an act of worship)
KJV usage: thankfulness, (giving of) thanks(-giving).
Pronounce: yoo-khar-is-tee'-ah
Origin: from 2170
, be made
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
for
huper (Greek #5228)
"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
KJV usage: (+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.
Pronounce: hoop-er'
Origin: a primary preposition
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
men
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
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or, desire.

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-8:  That it is meet to pray and give thanks for all men, and the reason why.
9-11:  How women should be attired.
12-14:  They are not permitted to teach.
15:  They shall be saved, notwithstanding the testimonies of God's wrath, in childbirth, if they continue in faith.
exhort.
or, desire.
first.
supplications.
and.
all men.
 here we find an exhortation to every variety of prayer on the broad basis of God's relationship with all mankind. (On 1 Timothy 2:1-4 by W. Kelly)
 “Supplication" implies earnestness in pressing the suit of need; "prayer" is more general and puts forward our wishes; "intercession" means the exercise of free and confiding intercourse, whether for ourselves or for others; and "thanksgiving " tells out the heart's sense of favor bestowed or counted on. (On 1 Timothy 2:1-4 by W. Kelly)
 It is not here the counsels of God in all their immense extent and heavenly glory, but rather what is consistent with the nature of God revealed in Christ and published everywhere by the gospel. Such is the character of our epistle, and the ground on which the apostle insists upon a spirit of peace on the one hand and godly order on the other. (On 1 Timothy 2:1-4 by W. Kelly)
 The Jewish spirit might look on Gentile kings as enemies, and on Gentiles in general as unworthy of divine favor. The persecution of which Christians were the object gave the flesh occasion to nourish these dispositions and to enter into the spirit of the law. (1 Timothy 2 by J.N. Darby)
 Here, where the Church is viewed as the vessel for the testimony of the grace of God, we are to pray with supplication "for all men". (The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3 by H. Smith)
 The petitions that ascend to God from His House are to be marked by "supplications" or earnest pleadings for special needs arising in particular circumstances; by "prayers", which express general desires appropriate for all times; by "intercessions," implying that believers are in that nearness to God that can plead on behalf of others; and lastly, by "thanksgiving" that speaks of a heart conscious of the goodness of God that delights to answer the prayers of His people. (The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessionsg, thanksgivings be made for all men;

JND Translation Notes

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Personal and confiding intercourse with God on the part of one able to approach him, as Rom. 8.27,34; Heb. 7.25.

W. Kelly Translation

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I exhort, therefore, first of alla, that supplicationsb, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men,

WK Translation Notes

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a
The KJV wrongly connects "first of all" with the making supplications. The apostle means that he thus exhorts, as being first of all in his mind for his present purpose.
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"Supplication" implies earnestness in pressing the suit of need; "prayer" is more general and puts forward wants and wishes; "intercession" means the exercise of free and confiding intercourse, whether for ourselves or for others; and "thanksgiving" tells out the heart’s sense of favour bestowed or counted on.