Discovery Box1 Timothy 2:4 
Context2:4 since he wants 1 all people 2 to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 3:1
ContextQualifications for Overseers and Deacons
3:1 This saying 3 is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, 4 he desires a good work.”
1 Timothy 3:4
Context3:4 He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity. 5
1 tn Grk “who wants…” (but showing why such prayer is pleasing to God).
2 tn Grk “all men”; but here ἀνθρώπους (anqrwpous) is used generically, referring to both men and women.
3 tn Grk “the saying,” referring to the following citation (see 1 Tim 1:15; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase).
4 tn Grk “aspires to oversight.”
5 tn Grk “having children in submission with all dignity.” The last phrase, “keep his children in control without losing his dignity,” may refer to the children rather than the parent: “having children who are obedient and respectful.”
