In this chapter Paul treats, I. Of prayer, with many reasons for it, 1 Tim. 2:1-8. II. Of women’s apparel, 1 Tim. 2:9, 10. III. Of their subjection, with the reasons of it, 1 Tim. 2:11-14. IV. A promise given for their encouragement in child-bearing, 1 Tim. 2:15.