1 Timothy 2 (BHT-ATN)

1 I am urging, therefore, first of all, that requests, prayers, appeals, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people, 2 on behalf of kings and all others in authority, that we may lead, with full devotion+ and honorable conduct, a peaceful and quiet life. 3 This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who wants all mankind to be saved and to come to this: A knowledge of the truth. 5 There is one God, you see, and there is one intermediary between God and mankind—Messiah Jesus, himself a human being,+ 6 who gave himself as a slavery-ending payment for all mankind, the testimony given at God’s own appointed time.+ 7 That is why I was appointed a messenger and apostle (it is the truth that I am speaking; I am not lying), to instruct the Gentiles in the message of faith and truth.+

8 In light of these things, I earnestly bid the men at any gathering to lift up holy hands+ as they pray,+ without anger and quarreling. 9 And my earnest bidding to the women:+ It is with modesty and good judgment+ that they are to adorn themselves, with proper conduct,+ not with elaborate hairstyles and gold or pearls or expensive clothing, 10 but with that which is appropriate for women who claim to be devoted to God: Good deeds. 11 A woman+ is to receive instruction quietly,+ with full submission. 12 I don’t allow a woman to teach, moreover, or to exercise authority over, a man;+ she is to remain quiet. 13 It was Adam, you see, who was formed first, then Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived. The woman, however, having been thoroughly deceived, willfully violated God’s express command.+ 15 Yet she will be saved despite the pain of childbearing++—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with good judgment.+

+1:3Cf NRSV. An infinitive is used in the Greek text here (lit just as I urged you to remain in Ephesus when I was leaving for Macedonia). The construction doesn’t transfer naturally into the receptor language here (English), and most translations compensate in various ways (cf, eg, ESV, NRSV, ISV, TEV).+1:3Unless otherwise noted (through superscript—ᵖyou—or some other means), all second person pronouns are in the second person singular.+1:3The context indicates that the “different doctrines” are already being taught. Cf CJB, ISV, NCV, NLT, TEV; UBSHS (1 Ti), 14.+1:4Or idle disputes, or controversies.+1:4Lit the stewardship/management/administration of God. ME (see translation and notes at Eph 1:10; NET Bible Notes, 1 Ti 1:4; UBSHS [1 Ti], 16). Cf HCSB, NET, TEV.+1:8Lit uses it lawfully. ME (see UBSHS [1 Ti], 21; cf TEV).+1:9Or profane.+1:12Or faithful.+1:13Cf Rm 10:1-4.+1:14Cf Rm 5:20.+1:15Or faithful.+1:16This is a more literal rendering of ζωὴν αἰώνιον ( zōēn aiōnion), which most English translations render as “eternal life.” See UBSHS (Jn), 88.+1:18Lit by them. ME. Cf TEV.+1:20παιδεύω ( paideuō) in this context is referring to training through divine discipline (see BDAG, 749, sv 2.b.α.).+1:20Cf 1 Co 5:5.+2:2Or godliness.+2:5Lit a man, Messiah Jesus. ME. Cf CJB, HCSB, NCV, NET, NRSV.+2:6Or in its own appointed time. Cf Ac 1:7; Eph 1:10, 2:12; Ga 4:4-7.+2:7Or to teach the Gentiles in a trustworthy and true manner. Lit a teacher of the Gentiles in faith/trustworthiness and truth. ME. Cf TEV. “In faith and truth” here can be understood as the content of a message (cf NLT; NIV, TEV), or as the manner in which the message is proclaimed (see UBSHS [1 Ti], 53).+2:8Cf Ps 24:4.+2:8Lit I wish the men to pray in every place lifting up holy hands. ME (see UBSHS [1 Ti], 54). Cf CJB, NIV.+2:9Lit likewise women.+2:9Or with modesty and self-control.+2:9Or with appropriate clothing. According to ANLEX, καταστολή ( katastolē) here “may denote an adjustment in behavior or dress” (see ANLEX, 222, sv).+2:11Or a wife.+2:11Or without creating disruption, or respectfully. While ἡσυχία ( ēsuchia) can mean silence, it can also refer to disturbing the peace (see translation and notes at 1 Th 4:1-2; 2 Th 3:12; cf also 1 Pt 3:4). 1 Co 14:35, however, seems to favor the interpretation included in the text. Cf NAC (1 Ti), 98; UBSHS (1 Ti), 58.+2:12Or over her husband.+2:14Lit has come to be in violation/deviation/transgression (of an express command). ME (see BDAG, 707, sv ὁμοίωμα 1; Ibid, 758, sv παραβαίνω 2.b.; UBSHS [1 Ti], 60).+2:15Or through faithfulness to her proper role, such as in bearing children. Lit through childbearing. ME (see NET Bible Notes, 1 Ti 2:15). This verse is very difficult to interpret (for a good summary of interpretive options, see NET Bible Notes, 1 Ti 2:15). It is possible that διά ( dia) here is signaling a concessive attendant circumstance (see BDAG, 224, sv 3.c.; NET Bible Notes, 1 Ti 2:15, interpretation 4). If this is the case (which seems to me to be likely), then the article may be pointing us back to Gn 3:16. This is the interpretation reflected in the translation. In this case, the “salvation” being referred to is the redemption of the body (see Rm 8:23).+2:15Cf Rm 8:23.+2:15Or with self-control.