1 Timothy 2:3

Contextual Overview

¹I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— ¹ I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— ¹ First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, ¹First of all, then, I exhort that petitions and prayers, requests and thanksgivings, be made for all men, ¹Never give up praying for everyone, not just those you like. Only God can work a man over from the inside out. Be thankful that he never rests. ¹ My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men; ¹ I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made for all men; ¹ First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, ¹ I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: ¹ I exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made for all men:

Bible Verse Review
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this: 1 Timothy 5:4, Romans 12:1, Romans 12:2, Romans 14:18, Ephesians 5:9, Ephesians 5:10, Philippians 1:11, Philippians 4:18, Colossians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, Hebrews 13:16, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:20

God: 1 Timothy 1:1, Isaiah 45:21, Luke 1:47, 2 Timothy 1:9

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 3:9 - fear John 5:34 - that Acts 4:19 - Whether 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - in the Titus 1:3 - God Titus 3:4 - God

Cross-References

Genesis 2:2
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

Genesis 2:2
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Genesis 2:2
By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Genesis 2:2
And in the seuenth day God ended his worke whiche he had made. And the seueth day he rested from all his worke which he had made.

Genesis 2:2
God finished the work he was doing, so on the seventh day he rested from his work.

Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.

Genesis 2:2
And God fillide in the seuenthe dai his werk which he made; and he restide in the seuenthe dai fro al his werk which he hadde maad;

Genesis 2:2
And on the seuenth day God ended his worke, which hee had made: And he rested on the seuenth day from all his worke, which he had made.

Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour. Not only to live peaceably and quietly under the government men are, since that is the ordination of God, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly, which his grace teaches; but to pray for all sorts of men, and for those who are set in the highest place of government, even though enemies and persecutors: this is good in itself, and in the sight of an omniscient God, who sees not as man seeth; and it is acceptable unto him through Jesus Christ, by whom every sacrifice of prayer or praise is so; for by God our Saviour is meant God the Father, who is the Saviour of all men, in a way of providence, and the Saviour of all the elect in a way of special grace; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For this is good and acceptable - That is, it is good and acceptable to God that we should pray for all people. The reason is, that he desires their salvation, and hence it is agreeable to him that we should pray for it. If there were no provision made for their salvation, or if he was unwilling that they should be saved, it could not be agreeable to him that we should offer prayer for them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Timothy 2:3. This is good and acceptable — Prayer for all legally constituted authorities is good in itself, because useful to ourselves and to the public at large, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; and this is its highest sanction and its highest character: it is good; it is well pleasing to God.