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Prayer for All People

First of all, then, I urge that requests,[a] prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,[b]

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:1 tn Or “petitions.”
  2. 1 Timothy 2:1 tn Grk “all men,” but here ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) is used generically, referring to both men and women.

since he wants[a] all people[b] to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 2:4 tn Grk “who wants…” (but showing why such prayer is pleasing to God).
  2. 1 Timothy 2:4 tn Grk “all men,” but here ἀνθρώπους (anthrōpous) is used generically, referring to both men and women.