1 Timothy 2:2 (DBY)

Passage

for kings and all that are in dignity, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and gravity;

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made for all men;

1 Timothy 2:2 for kings and all that are in dignity, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and gravity;

1 Timothy 2:3 for this is good and acceptable before our Saviour God,

1 Timothy 2:4 who desires that all men should be saved and come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kings", "dignity", "lead", "quiet", "tranquil", "life", "piety", and "gravity". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kings" and "dignity", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "I exhort therefore first of all that..." into verse 3's "for this is good and acceptable before...", so "kings" and "dignity" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "kings" and "dignity" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.