1 Timothy
Treated in 264 passages across the library.
Paul's letter to Timothy, his son in the faith, left to lead the church at Ephesus. It gives instruction on prayer, the qualifications of overseers and deacons, the care of widows, and guarding sound doctrine against false teachers. It contains the saying "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief," and the charge to "fight the good fight of faith."
Chapters
The verses these writers stop at
- 1:15 Here is a saying you can rely on, which deserves to be fully accepted: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the worst of them. 27
- 3:16 Beyond all question, the mystery of our faith is great: He was revealed in a human body, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory. 18
- 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions and thanks be offered for everyone: 17
- 6:17 Tell those who are rich in this present world not to be proud and not to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but in God, who richly gives us everything to enjoy. 16
- 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human, 15
- 1:5 The aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience and a faith without pretense. 12
- 4:12 Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set the believers an example in how you speak and live, in love, in faith and in purity. 11
- 4:16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on your teaching. Persevere in them, for if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. 11
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Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Prefatory Address to King Francis cites 1 Tim. 4:10
…that “therefore we both labour and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God” (1 Tim. 4:10); because we believe it to be “life eternal” to know “the only true God, and Jesus…
- A Body of Divinity ·
A Preliminary Discourse to Catechising cites I Tim 3:3
…overturned with the sail, so their sails being swelled with pride, they were overturned. I Tim 3:3. By unsettledness, men imitate lapsed angels. The devil was the first apostate. The sons…
- Faithful With Little ·
Introduction: Why Jesus Talked About Money cites 1 Timothy 6:10
…never says money is evil. It says “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil” (1 Timothy 6:10). The problem is not in your wallet. It is in the heart that holds it. And it is not a…
- Communion with God ·
What it is wherein we have peculiar fellowship with the Lord Christ cites 1 Tim. iii. 16
…nature in the person of the Son of God, having no subsistence of its own, Luke i. 35; 1 Tim. iii. 16. [2dly.] Κοινωνία ἰδιωμάτων, — that communication of attributes in the person, whereby…
- Holiness ·
Sin cites 1 Tim. i. 8
…“the law is good if we use it lawfully,” and that “by the law is the knowledge of sin.” (1 Tim. i. 8; Rom. iii. 20; vii. 7.) Let us bring the law to the front and press it on men’s…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
Created to Lead cites 1 Timothy 2:13
…in the New Testament. Writing to Timothy, he says, "For Adam was formed first, then Eve" (1 Timothy 2:13). Paul is teaching that God's design for male leadership in the home and church is rooted…
The books that return to it most
- Institutes of the Christian Religion John Calvin 32 passages
- A Body of Divinity Thomas Watson 16 passages
- Faithful With Little Ochorus Originals 8 passages
- Communion with God John Owen 7 passages
- Holiness J. C. Ryle 7 passages
- Rise Up, Men of God Ochorus Originals 6 passages