1 Timothy 2:1 Cross References - AUV

¹ First of all, then, I urge you to offer [special] requests, prayers, intercessions [Note: “Intercessions” probably refers to praying on behalf of others], and thanksgivings for all people.

⁹ Therefore, you should pray this way: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be highly honored. ¹⁰ May your kingdom come [to earth]; may your will be done on earth just as it is [already being done] in heaven.

³⁰ Now God made allowance for the times when people were still uninformed [about His complete will], but now [in the Gospel age] He requires all people everywhere to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives].

⁸ First of all, I want to thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being told about throughout the whole world.

¹⁷ Thank God that you people, who were once slaves to [the practice of] sin, became obedient from [your] heart to the pattern of teaching [i.e., the Gospel message] you committed yourself to.

³ For I passed on to you the [following] main principles that I received [i.e., by revelation]: Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures;

⁶ So, [i.e., because of your enthusiastic response to this need. See verse 10], we urged Titus, who had previously begun [taking up this collection], to help you also complete this favorable work [i.e., by finalizing it].

¹³ So, I am asking you people not to become discouraged over my sufferings on your behalf, for they are for your benefit [eventually].

²⁰ Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name [i.e., by the authority] of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³ I thank my God [in prayer] every time I think of you.

¹² And may the Lord cause your love for one another, and for everyone, to increase and overflow, just as ours does for you also.

³ We ought to thank God for you always, brothers, since it is proper, because your faith is growing so much and the love that every one of you has for each other is increasing more and more.

⁴ who wants all people to be saved and come to a [full] knowledge of the truth.

⁵ Now the woman who is a true widow, and living all alone, has placed her hope in God and continues [to offer] special requests and prayers [for help ?] night and day.

²⁴ For the Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, capable of teaching, [and] patient [with difficult people and situations].

¹¹ For God’s unearned favor has appeared, bringing salvation to all people [i.e., in the coming of Christ].

² to slander no one, to be peaceful, to be considerate [or, “gentle”] and to show every courtesy to all people.

¹¹ And it is our desire that each one of you shows the same eagerness [to live for Christ], so as to be fully assured of your hope [in never ending life] until the end [of your days].

¹⁶ So, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another to be healed [from sin sickness]. The special request of a righteous person is empowered with [great] effectiveness.