1 Timothy 1:7

1:7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently. ¹ 

1 Timothy 1:19

1:19 To do this ²  you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

1 Timothy 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ³  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ⁴  when the elders laid hands on you. ⁵ 

1 Timothy 5:11

5:11 But do not accept younger widows on the list, ⁶  because their passions may lead them away from Christ ⁷  and they will desire to marry,

1 Timothy 5:18

5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” ⁸  and, “The worker deserves his pay.” ⁹ 

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¹ tn The Greek reinforces this negation: “understand neither what they are saying nor the things they insist on…”

² tn In Greek this continues the same sentence from v. 18, a participle showing the means by which Timothy will accomplish his task: Grk “fight the good fight, holding firmly…”

³ tn Grk “in you.”

⁴ tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”

sn These prophetic words perhaps spoke of what God would do through Timothy in his ministry (cf. 1 Tim 1:18).

⁵ tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).

⁶ tn Grk “refuse younger widows.”

⁷ tn With a single verb and object, this clause means “pursue sensuous desires in opposition to Christ.”

⁸ sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.

⁹ sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.