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1 Timothy 2 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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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.

Calvin 4 Chrysostom 4 Matthew Henry 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“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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