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1 Timothy 2 — Sermon Preparation
Paul instructs Timothy on prayer for all people and provides guidance on the conduct of men and women in the assembly. Below is a research summary for 1 Timothy 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 15
- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 13
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
1 Timothy 2 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| γυνή | gynḗ | G1135 | 5 | wife, woman |
| σωφροσύνη | sōphrosýnē | G4997 | 2 | soberness, sobriety |
| ἡσυχία | hēsychía | G2271 | 2 | quietness, silence |
| ἀλήθεια | alḗtheia | G225 | 3 | true, truly, truth, verity |
| Ἀδάμ | Adám | G76 | 2 | Adam |
| σῴζω | sṓzō | G4982 | 2 | heal, preserve, save, do well |
| πρῶτος | prōton | G4412 | 2 | before, at the beginning, chiefly first |
How preachers through history handled this text
13 public-domain excerpts on 1 Timothy 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter Paul treats, I. Of prayer, with many reasons for it, ver. 1-8. II. Of women's apparel, ver. 9, 10. III. Of their subjection, with the reasons of it, ver. 11-14. IV. A promise given for their encouragement in child-bearing, ver. 15. Universal Prayer Recommended. (a. d. 64.) 1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on 1 Timothy 2:1–30 (Public Domain)
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