1 Timothy 2:8 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:6 who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony [to be rendered] in its own times;

1 Timothy 2:7 to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle, (I speak [the] truth, I do not lie,) a teacher of [the] nations in faith and truth.

1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.

1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited [hair] and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,

1 Timothy 2:10 but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "pray", "place", "lifting", "pious", "hands", "without", and "wrath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "pray", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "to which I have been appointed a..." into verse 9's "In like manner also that the women...", so "therefore" and "pray" 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 "therefore" and "pray" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.