1 Timothy 1:18-2:8

English Standard Version

¹⁸ This charge ^(A)I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with ^(B)the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may ^(C)wage the good warfare, ^19 (D)holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have ^(E)made shipwreck of their faith, ²⁰ among whom are ^(F)Hymenaeus and ^(G)Alexander, whom I ^(H)have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to ^(I)blaspheme.

Pray for All People

2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, ^2 (J)for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and ^(K)dignified in every way. ³ This is good, and ^(L)it is pleasing in the sight of ^(M)God our Savior, ⁴ who desires ^(N)all people to be saved and ^(O)to come to ^(P)the knowledge of the truth. ⁵ For ^(Q)there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man^[a] Christ Jesus, ^6 (R)who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is ^(S)the testimony given ^(T)at the proper time. ^7 (U)For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (^(V)I am telling the truth, I am not lying), ^(W)a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

⁸ I desire then that ^(X)in every place the men should pray, ^(Y)lifting ^(Z)holy hands without anger or quarreling;