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1 Tim. 2:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I will therefore that men prayx every where, lifting up holyy hands, without wrath and doubting.

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John 4:21• ²¹Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. (John 4:21)

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Heb. 10:22• ²²Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. (Heb. 10:22)

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1 Tim. 5:14• ¹⁴I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. (1 Tim. 5:14)

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1 Cor. 7:7• ⁷For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. (1 Cor. 7:7)

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1 Cor. 7• (1 Cor. 7)

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Titus 3:8• ⁸This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. (Titus 3:8)

pray.

2 Chron. 33:11‑12• ¹¹Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
¹²And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, (2 Chron. 33:11‑12)

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Psa. 130:1‑2• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
²Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. (Psa. 130:1‑2)

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Lam. 3:55‑56• ⁵⁵I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.
⁵⁶Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. (Lam. 3:55‑56)

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Jonah 2:1‑2• ¹Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,
²And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (Jonah 2:1‑2)

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Mal. 1:11• ¹¹For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. (Mal. 1:11)

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Luke 23:42‑43• ⁴²And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
⁴³And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:42‑43)

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John 4:21,23‑24• ²¹Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
²³But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:21,23‑24)

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Acts 21:5• ⁵And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. (Acts 21:5)

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Job 16:17• ¹⁷Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. (Job 16:17)

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Psa. 26:6• ⁶I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord: (Psa. 26:6)

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Psa. 66:18• ¹⁸If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: (Psa. 66:18)

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Psa. 134:2• ²Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. (Psa. 134:2)

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Prov. 15:8• ⁸The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. (Prov. 15:8)

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Prov. 21:27• ²⁷The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? (Prov. 21:27)

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Isa. 1:15• ¹⁵And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. (Isa. 1:15)

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Isa. 58:7‑11• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
⁸Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
¹⁰And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
¹¹And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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Jer. 7:9‑10• ⁹Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
¹⁰And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? (Jer. 7:9‑10)

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Mal. 1:9‑10• ⁹And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.
¹⁰Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. (Mal. 1:9‑10)

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Acts 10:2,4,31• ²A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
⁴And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
³¹And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. (Acts 10:2,4,31)

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Heb. 10:22• ²²Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. (Heb. 10:22)

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James 4:8• ⁸Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. (James 4:8)

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1 John 3:20‑22• ²⁰For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
²¹Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
²²And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. (1 John 3:20‑22)

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1 Kings 3:11• ¹¹And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; (1 Kings 3:11)

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Psa. 35:13• ¹³But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. (Psa. 35:13)

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Matt. 5:22‑24,44• ²²But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
²³Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
²⁴Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
⁴⁴But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (Matt. 5:22‑24,44)

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Matt. 6:12,14‑15• ¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
¹⁴For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
¹⁵But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matt. 6:12,14‑15)

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Mark 11:25• ²⁵And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. (Mark 11:25)

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Luke 23:34• ³⁴Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. (Luke 23:34)

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Acts 7:60• ⁶⁰And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. (Acts 7:60)

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1 Peter 3:7• ⁷Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. (1 Peter 3:7)

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Matt. 21:21• ²¹Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. (Matt. 21:21)

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Mark 11:23‑24• ²³For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
²⁴Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. (Mark 11:23‑24)

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James 1:6‑8• ⁶But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
⁷For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
⁸A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. (James 1:6‑8)

• Title to pray belongs to "the men" as a whole, not to women; for public prayer is in question. There is no thought of a particular class among the men; yet is the apostle regulating the house of. God. Prayer, then, is not restricted to the elders, even when elders were in full form. It belongs to "the men." (“On 1 Timothy 2:8-10” by W. Kelly)

• Undeniably our Epistle treats of godly order, when it was in all its purity and fullness, when apostles were on earth still, and elders were or might be in every church, and "gift" abounded in every form; yet prayer "in every place" was open (“On 1 Timothy 2:8-10” by W. Kelly)

• The holiness expressed is that of pious integrity, not of a person set apart (“On 1 Timothy 2:8-10” by W. Kelly)

• {vss. 8-15} Nothing is to be allowed in the House of God that would mar this testimony either on the part of men or women who form the House. Thus the Apostle proceeds to give detailed instructions as to the deportment of each class. (“The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3” by H. Smith)

• Praying in public is not confined to elders, or to gifted men, for prayer is never treated in Scripture as a question of gift. It is men that are to pray and the only restriction is that a right moral condition is to be maintained. (“The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I will therefore that the menm pray in every place, lifting up piousa hands, without wrath or reasoning.

JND Translation Notes

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i.e. men in contrast to women.

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Hosios, as "holy," Heb. 7.26.

W. Kelly Translation

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I wisha then that the men pray in every place, lifting up holyb hands without wrath and doubtingc;

WK Translation Notes

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See note to {vi 29721}{/vi}.

b

Of pious integrity, not of a person set apart, the word is "hosious" not "agious."

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Or perhaps "reasoning.