1 Timothy – Chapter 2

New Testament15 Verses

1I desire therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men:

2For kings and for all that are in high station: that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable life in all piety and chastity.

3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,

4Who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

5For there is one God: and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus:

6Who gave himself a redemption for all, a testimony in due times.

7Whereunto I am appointed a preacher and an apostle (I say the truth, I lie not), a doctor of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

8I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up pure hands, without anger and contention.

9In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire:

10But, as it becometh women professing godliness, with good works.

11Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.

13For Adam was first formed; then Eve.

14And Adam was not seduced; but the woman, being seduced, was in the transgression.

15Yet she shall be saved through child bearing; if she continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

Reflection for Today

As you read 1 Timothy Chapter 2, the Catholic Church invites you to encounter God's living Word through the lens of Sacred Tradition. The Catechism teaches that Scripture must be read "within the living Tradition of the whole Church" (CIC 113). The same Holy Spirit who inspired these words continues to guide the Church in understanding them today.

In Catholic theology, every passage of Scripture points ultimately to Christ and finds its fullest meaning in the Church's sacramental life. The Magisterium—the teaching authority of the Pope and bishops—guides the faithful in authentic interpretation. As you meditate on these verses, consider how the Church Fathers and saints have understood them.

Through lectio divina—the ancient Catholic practice of prayerful reading—allow these words to transform your mind and heart, drawing you deeper into communion with Christ and His Church. Ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate these verses and show you how they call you to deeper faith, hope, and love.

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