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A Call to Prayer
1First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—2forkingsandallthoseinauthority—so thatwe may leadtranquilandquietlivesinallgodlinessanddignity.3This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,…

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For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

kings.

Ezra 6:10
That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Psalm 20:1-4
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; …

for all.

Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

1 Peter 2:13
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

authority.

Genesis 49:14,15
Issacharis a strong ass couching down between two burdens: …

2 Samuel 20:19
Iam one of them that are peaceableand faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king:and meddle not with them that are given to change:

all godliness.

Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Luke 2:25
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose namewas Simeon; and the same manwas just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Acts 10:22
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

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9.How women should be attired.
12.They are not permitted to teach.
15.They shall be saved if they continue in faith.

for kings and all those in authority—
This phrase emphasizes the importance of praying for leaders and those in positions of power. In the historical context of the early church, Christians were often under Roman rule, which could be oppressive. Praying for rulers was a way to seek God's guidance and intervention in governance. This aligns with the biblical principle of respecting and submitting to governing authorities as seen inRomans 13:1-7. The call to pray for leaders is not limited to those who are just or favorable to Christian beliefs but extends to all, reflecting a trust in God's sovereignty over all human institutions.

so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives
The desire for a peaceful existence is a common theme in Scripture, reflecting the Jewish understanding of shalom, which encompasses peace, completeness, and welfare. In the context of the early church, tranquility and quietness were essential for the spread of the Gospel and the growth of the Christian community. This peace is not merely the absence of conflict but a state of living that allows for the practice of faith without interference. The call for a tranquil life is echoed in other scriptures, such as1 Thessalonians 4:11, which encourages believers to live quietly and mind their own affairs.

in all godliness and dignity.
Godliness refers to a life that is devoted to God, characterized by reverence and piety. It is a key theme in the Pastoral Epistles, where the conduct of believers is emphasized as a witness to the world. Dignity, or respectability, involves living in a manner that commands respect and reflects the character of Christ. This aligns with the call to be holy as God is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16) and to live in a way that is above reproach. The combination of godliness and dignity suggests a holistic approach to Christian living, where internal devotion is matched by external behavior, serving as a testimony to the transformative power of the Gospel.

1.Paul
The apostle who authored the letter to Timothy, providing guidance for church leadership and Christian living.

2.Timothy
A young pastor and protégé of Paul, stationed in Ephesus, tasked with overseeing the church and ensuring sound doctrine.

3.Kings and Authorities
Refers to governmental leaders and officials during the time of Paul, including Roman rulers and local authorities.

4.Ephesus
The city where Timothy was ministering, known for its diverse population and significant political and religious influence.

5.Early Christian Church
The community of believers in the first century, navigating their faith under Roman rule and societal pressures.Prayer for Leaders
Christians are called to pray for those in authority, recognizing that their leadership impacts the peace and godliness of society.

Living Peacefully
The goal of such prayers is to enable believers to live tranquil and quiet lives, reflecting Christ's peace and dignity.

Godliness and Dignity
Our conduct should be marked by godliness and dignity, serving as a testimony to the transformative power of the Gospel.

Respect for Authority
While earthly authorities are not perfect, respecting and praying for them aligns with God's command and acknowledges His ultimate sovereignty.

Impact of Christian Conduct
The way Christians live and interact with society can influence the perception of the Gospel and open doors for evangelism.1.What is the meaning of 1 Timothy 2:2?

2.How can we pray for "kings and all in authority" in today's context?

3.What does "peaceful and quiet lives" mean for Christians in modern society?

4.How does 1 Timothy 2:2 connect with Romans 13:1 on respecting authority?

5.In what ways can we promote godliness and dignity in our communities?

6.How can our prayers influence the leadership and governance of our nation?

7.How does 1 Timothy 2:2 relate to the concept of praying for government leaders?

8.Why does 1 Timothy 2:2 emphasize living peaceful and quiet lives?

9.What historical context influenced the writing of 1 Timothy 2:2?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 2?

11.Should we pray for the well-being of our leaders?

12.What does "lead a quiet life" mean?

13.What does 'lead a quiet life' mean?

14.What is the Bible's perspective on government?For kings

“for kings” (1 Timothy 2:2) spotlights the highest civil rulers of Paul’s day. God commands intercession for them, not criticism first.

•Romans 13:1-2 reminds that “there is no authority except from God,” so prayer respects His ordering of society.

•Proverbs 21:1 shows “the king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases,” urging confidence that God works through our petitions.

•1 Peter 2:17 calls believers to “honor the king,” tying prayer to practical respect.

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And all those in authority

The circle widens to every level of leadership—local officials, judges, employers, school boards, law-enforcement, anyone exercising recognized authority.

•Exodus 22:28 cautions, “You must not curse God or curse a ruler of your people,” reinforcing the need to guard speech and attitudes.

•Titus 3:1 exhorts believers to “be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.”

•Hebrews 13:17 asks us to “obey your leaders and submit to them,” covering spiritual as well as civil oversight.

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So that we may lead

Prayer for leaders has a purpose: the well-being of the church and the advance of the gospel. God often answers by shaping conditions in which believers can live and witness freely.

•Proverbs 3:1-2 connects obedience to prolonged peace: “they will add length of days and peace to you.”

•Jeremiah 29:7 instructs exiles to “seek the peace of the city,” tying communal blessing to personal welfare.

•Acts 9:31 records the church “walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit,” resulting in growth, an example of what godly tranquility produces.

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Tranquil and quiet lives

These words paint a life free from turmoil and persecution, not an escape from responsibility but the stability needed for fruitful ministry.

•Isaiah 32:17-18 promises, “The work of righteousness will be peace,” picturing dwellings of quietness.

•1 Thessalonians 4:11 encourages believers “to aspire to live quietly and to mind your own affairs,” linking calm living with respectable witness.

•Proverbs 17:1 prefers “a dry crust with peace and quiet” to conflict-filled abundance, highlighting the blessing of tranquility.

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In all godliness

Tranquility is never an end in itself; it feeds a life thoroughly devoted to God.

•1 Timothy 4:7-8 urges training “for godliness,” which “holds promise for the present life and the life to come.”

•2 Peter 1:3 says God’s power “has given us everything we need for life and godliness,” assuring believers that prayer-infused peace supports spiritual growth.

•Micah 6:8 sums up godly conduct: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with God.

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And dignity

Dignity (sometimes translated “respectability” or “honesty”) points to behavior that commands esteem. A dignified believer reflects Christ well before a watching world.

•Philippians 4:8 urges dwelling on “whatever is honorable,” shaping character that earns respect.

•Titus 2:2 instructs older men to be “dignified,” setting a tone for the entire church.

•1 Peter 2:12 calls Christians to “conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles,” so that good works silence slander.

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summary

Paul ties prayer for rulers to personal holiness and public witness. When believers faithfully intercede for kings and all authorities, God grants environments where His people can live peaceful, undisturbed lives devoted to Him, marked by reverent godliness and dignified conduct. Such living validates the gospel and advances God’s saving purposes in the world.

(2)For kings, and for all that are in authority.--Without any special reference to the Roman emperors, the expression simply directs that prayer should be offered in all Christian congregations for the supreme authorities of the Roman empire, and especially of that particular province in which the church, where the prayer was offered, happened to be situate. Josephus especially mentions how a refusal on the part of the Jews to pray for Roman magistrates led to the great war with the empire which ended in their destruction as a separate nation.

A well-known passage in theApology of Tertullian, written about a century and a quarter after St. Paul sent his first letter to Timothy, shows how well and carefully this charge of the great teacher, written to the Church in Ephesus, was kept in distant Carthage:--"We Christians. . . . do intercede for all the emperors that their lives may be prolonged, their government be secured to them, that their families may be preserved in safety, their senates faithful to them, their armies brave, their people honest, and that the whole empire may be at peace, and for whatever other things are desired by the people or the Caesar."

Early in the second century, Polycarp of Smyrna bears similar testimony to this practice in the early Church of praying publicly for their heathen rulers:--"Pray for all the saints; pray, too, for all kings and powers and rulers, and for your persecutors, and those that hate you, and for your cruel enemies."

That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life.--What now is the special object of this prayer for those in high authority and power? First, that throughtheir wise rule the Christians might enjoy peace; and, second, that the temper of the people who prayed thus for the ruling powers might be so affected the constant repetition of such prayers: that all thoughts of revolt and resistance would be gradually stamped out.

St. Paul knew whom he was addressing. The Christian congregations of his age were largely made up of Jews. An intense longing to throw off the yoke of Rome pervaded the whole nation. The terrible events of the year 70 (only four or five years at most from the time of writing this Epistle) show how deep-seated was their hatred of the stranger. No Christian, however, was implicated in that fatal rebellion; so thoroughly had the teaching of St. Paul and his fellow Apostles done its work among the Jewish followers of the Crucified.

In all godliness and honesty.--The word rendered "honesty" is better translatedgravity,or decorum. These words are only used by St. Paul in his Pastoral Epistles, where "godliness" occurs nine times, and "gravity" three times. The sphere, so to speak, in which St. Paul's ideal Christian must walk during his quiet, unobtrusive pilgrimage, was reverence and decorum.

Verse 2. -And all forand for all, A.V.;high place forauthority, A.V.;tranquil and quiet forquiet and peaceable, A.V.;gravity forhonesty, A.V.For kings, etc. The early Liturgies closely followed these directions. "Every day, both in the evening and the morning, we offer prayers for the whole world, for kings, and for all in authority" (Chrysost.,in lee.). So in the Liturgy of St. Mark: "Preserve our king in peace, in virtue, and righteousness.... Subdue his enemies under him... incline him to peace towards us and towards thy Holy Name, that in the serenity of his reign we too may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all piety and honesty [or, 'gravity']." In the Liturgy of St. Clement: "Let us pray for kings and those in authority, that they may be peaceably inclined toward us, and that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all piety and honesty [or, 'gravity']." In the Liturgy of St. Chrysostom: "Let us pray for our most religious and God-protected emperors, and all their palace and court." "We offer this our reasonable service on behalf of our most faithful and Christian (φιλοχρίστων) emperors, and all their palace and court." And in the Liturgy of St. Basil: "Remember, Lord, our most religious and faithful kings... that in their serenity we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity. Remember, O Lord, all rulers and all in authority, and all our brethren in the palace, and the whole court."In high place (ἐν ὑπεροχῇ); elsewhere only in1 Corinthians 2:1, where it is rendered "excellency." But inRomans 13:1 we haveἐξουσίαις ὑπερεχούσαις "the higher powers;" and in1 Peter 2:13,τῷ βασιλεῖ ὡς ὑπερέχοντι, "the king as supreme." In 2 Macc. 3:11 the phrase,ἀνδρὸςἐν ὑπεροχῇ κειμένου, occurs; and in Polybius,οἱ ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὔντες It is often used in Polybius for "authority" or "power." That we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity. The prayer for the rulers is recommended (as was explained in the above extracts from the Liturgies) in order to obtain for Christians a tranquil life, undisturbed by persecution and molestation, in spite of their peculiar way of life. Their wish was to be allowed to live in the faith and obedience of the gospel, "in godliness and gravity," without being interfered with by the heathen magistrates. The clause in the Prayer for the Church Militant which corresponds to this is "that under her we may be godly and quietly governed."Tranquil (ἤρεμος); found only here in the New Testament. The derivatives,ἠρέμιος ἠρεμέω, etc., are common in the LXX. They all apply to astill,undisturbed, life.Quiet (ἡσύχιος); found only here and l Peter 3:4 in the New Testament, and in the LXX. inIsaiah 66:2. But the nounἡσυχία and the verbἡσυχάζειν are common.Godliness (εὐσεβεία). One of the words almost peculiar to the pastoral Epistles (1 Timothy 3:16;1 Timothy 4:7, 8;1 Timothy 6:3, 5, 6, 11;2 Timothy 3:5;Titus 1:1); but elsewhere only inActs 3:12;2 Peter 1:3, 6, 7;2 Peter 3:11. Cornelius wasαυησεβής, and so was one of the soldiers who waited upon him (Acts 10:2, 7). Ananias wasἀνὴρεὐσεβής (Acts 22:12, T.R.). The adverbεὐσεβῶς is also peculiar to the pastoral Epistles (2 Timothy fit. 12;Titus 2:12).Gravity (σεμνοτής): so rendered also in the A.V. of1 Timothy 3:4 andTitus 2:7 - the only other places in the New Testament where it is found. So also the adjectiveσεμνός (1 Timothy 3:8, 11;Titus 2:2). Elsewhere in the New Testament only inPhilippians 4:8, where it is rendered" honest" in the A.V., and "honorable" in the R.V. In classical Greekσεμνός is properly spoken of the gods, "august," "venerable," and, when applied to persons, indicates a similar quality. Hereσεμνοτής is the respectable, venerable, and dignified sobriety of a truly godly man.

Parallel Commentaries ...


for
ὑπὲρ(hyper)
Preposition
Strong's 5228:Gen: in behalf of; acc: above.

kings
βασιλέων(basileōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 935:A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.

and
καὶ(kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.

all
πάντων(pantōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956:All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

those
τῶν(tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588:The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

in
ἐν(en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722:In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

authority,
ὑπεροχῇ(hyperochē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5247:Superiority, excellence, preeminence, authority. From huperecho; prominence, i.e. superiority.

so that
ἵνα(hina)
Conjunction
Strong's 2443:In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

we may lead
διάγωμεν(diagōmen)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1236:(either trans. or intrans.), I spend time, pass time, live. From dia and ago; to pass time or life.

tranquil
ἤρεμον(ēremon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2263:Quiet, tranquil. Perhaps by transposition from eremos; tranquil.

and
καὶ(kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.

quiet
ἡσύχιον(hēsychion)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2272:A prolonged form of a compound probably of a derivative of the base of hedraios and perhaps echo; properly, keeping one's seat, i.e. still.

lives
βίον(bion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 979:A primary word; life, i.e. the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood.

in
ἐν(en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722:In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

all
πάσῃ(pasē)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956:All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

godliness
εὐσεβείᾳ(eusebeia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2150:Piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness. From eusebes; piety; specially, the gospel scheme.

and
καὶ(kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.

dignity.
σεμνότητι(semnotēti)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4587:Dignity, honor, gravity, seriousness. From semnos; venerableness, i.e. Probity.


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