1 Timothy 2:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παρακαλῶ οὖν, πρῶτον πάντων, ποιεῖσθαι δεήσεις, προσευχάς, ἐντεύξεις, εὐχαριστίας, ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων·

Transliteration

I parakalō therefore, first of all, to poieisthai deēseis, proseuchas, enteuxeis, eucharistias, hyper all anthrōpōn;

Grammar Details

• *parakalō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I urge/exhort/beseech
• *poieisthai*: present middle infinitive - to make/do (for oneself)
• *deēseis*: accusative, feminine, plural - petitions/supplications
• *proseuchas*: accusative, feminine, plural - prayers
• *enteuxeis*: accusative, feminine, plural - intercessions/requests
• *eucharistias*: accusative, feminine, plural - thanksgivings
• *hyper*: preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of
• *anthrōpōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - men/humans/mankind

Word Meanings

• *parakalō*: urge/exhort/beseech/encourage
• *poieisthai*: to make/do/perform/offer
• *deēseis*: petitions/supplications/entreaties
• *proseuchas*: prayers/devotions
• *enteuxeis*: intercessions/petitions/requests/meetings
• *eucharistias*: thanksgivings/gratitude
• *anthrōpōn*: humans/mankind/people

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I urge, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all people;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I exhorte therfore that above all thynges prayers supplicacions intercessions and gevynge of thankes behad for all men:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I exhorte therfore, yt aboue all thinges, prayers, supplicacions, intercessions and geuynge of thakes be had for all men

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I Exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giuing of thanks be made for all men,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I exhort therefore, that firste of all, prayers, supplications, intercessios and geuynge of thankes be made for all men:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men;

• World English Bible (2000)

  I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Prayer for All People First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 2:24 : 24 And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient when wronged.
• 1 Tim 2:4 : 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
• Titus 3:2 : 2 Speak evil of no one, avoid quarrels, be gentle, and show perfect courtesy to everyone.
• Jas 5:16 : 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective.
• Heb 6:11 : 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that your hope may be fully realized.
• 1 Tim 5:5 : 5 The widow who is truly alone and desolate has placed her hope in God and continues in prayers and petitions night and day.
• Titus 2:11 : 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.
• Gen 18:23-32 : 23 Then Abraham approached Him and said, 'Will You sweep away the righteous with the wicked?' 24 'Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city. Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are there?' 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?' 26 The LORD replied, 'If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the entire place for their sake.' 27 Then Abraham answered, 'I have ventured to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes. 28 'Suppose the fifty righteous people lack five. Will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?' He replied, 'If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.' 29 Once again Abraham spoke to Him, 'What if forty are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of forty, I will not do it.' 30 Then Abraham said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if thirty are found there?' He replied, 'I will not do it if I find thirty there.' 31 Abraham said, 'Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there.' He answered, 'For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.' 32 Finally, he said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if ten are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.'
• 1 Kgs 8:41-43 : 41 As for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but comes from a distant land because of Your name— 42 for they will hear of Your great name, Your mighty hand, and Your outstretched arm. When they come and pray toward this house, 43 then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all the foreigner asks You for, so that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and may know that this house I have built is called by Your name.
• Ps 67:1-4 : 1 For the choir director, with stringed instruments: a psalm, a song. 2 May God be gracious to us and bless us, and may He make His face shine upon us. Selah. 3 So that Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations. 4 Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.
• Ps 72:19 : 19 Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
• Matt 6:9-9 : 9 This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
• Acts 17:30 : 30 In the past, God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
• Rom 1:8 : 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world.
• Rom 6:17 : 17 But thanks be to God that, though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted.
• 1 Cor 15:3 : 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• 2 Cor 8:6 : 6 So we urged Titus, just as he had earlier begun, to complete this act of grace among you as well.
• Eph 3:13 : 13 Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.
• Eph 5:20 : 20 giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• Phil 1:3 : 3 I thank my God every time I remember you.
• 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you.
• 2 Thess 1:3 : 3 We always ought to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of each one of you for one another is increasing.