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Time after Pentecost · Thanksgiving Day (USA) · Year C

1 Timothy 2:1-4

Instructions on Worship

November 23, 2028

Christ in Gethsemane, Carl Heinrich Bloch
Christ in Gethsemane, Carl Heinrich Bloch, 1880Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
One of twenty-three scenes Bloch painted for the chapel at Frederiksborg. An angel steadies Christ in the dark, and the light falls almost entirely on the two of them.1 Timothy calls Christ the one mediator who gave himself as a ransom, and the garden is where that is decided rather than announced.Carl Heinrich BlochA Danish painter whose New Testament scenes for Frederiksborg became, through reproduction, some of the most widely seen religious images in the world.Statens Museum for Kunst, CopenhagenDenmark's national gallery, grown from the royal collection begun in the sixteenth century.Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 17:11-19Lk 17:11-19
EpistlePhil. 4:6-20Phil 4:6-20Alt. Epistle1 Tim. 2:1-41 Tm 2:1-4
Old TestamentDeut. 8:1-10Dt 8:1-10
PsalterPs. 67Ps 67

Overview & Insights

“For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:5)

Proper Objects of Prayer Following the charge to Timothy in chapter 1, which points to the presence of false teachers as the occasion of the letter, Paul now moves on to give a series of specific instructions (2:1–7 on the proper objects of prayer; 2:8–15 on the proper demeanor for prayer; 3:1–13 on qualifications for church leadership). All of this leads directly to 3:14–15, where Paul repeats his purpose for writing in terms of the believers’ knowing how to conduct themselves in God’s household.

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Commentary

1 Timothy 2 Commentary1 Tm 2 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse-by-verse walkthrough of Paul's instructions on prayer for all people.

1 Timothy 2 Commentary1 Tm 2 Commentary Precept Austin

An inductive-study commentary on prayer for all people and for those in authority.

1 Timothy 2:1 Commentaries1 Tm 2:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentary excerpts gathered for this verse.

1 Timothy 2 (Barnes' Notes)1 Tm 2 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Albert Barnes' close exegetical notes on the chapter.

Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7Commentary on 1 Tm 2:1-7 Working Preacher

A reading of Paul's call to pray for all people, covering the heart of this alternate text.

Background & Word Study

1 Timothy 2:1 Interlinear1 Tm 2:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text and Strong's numbers for the passage.

Guide to the Book of 1 TimothyGuide to the Book of 1 Tm BibleProject

Structure and key themes of Paul's letter to Timothy.

Book of 1 Timothy SummaryBook of 1 Tm Summary BibleProject

An overview video of 1 Timothy's structure and themes.

The Church Fathers

Homily 6 on First Timothy New Advent · Church Fathers

John Chrysostom's homily preached directly on this passage, since Catena does not cover 1 Timothy.

Questions preachers ask

What does Paul urge about prayer?

Paul urges prayers for all people, including kings, for God our Savior desires all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth, through the one mediator who gave himself a ransom for all.

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