1 Timothy 2:8 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:6 Who gave himself a redemption for all, a testimony in due times.

1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher and an apostle (I say the truth, I lie not), a doctor of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up pure hands, without anger and contention.

1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire:

1 Timothy 2:10 But, as it becometh women professing godliness, with good works.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "pray", "place", "lifting", "pure", "hands", "without", and "anger". 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 "Whereunto I am appointed a preacher and..." into verse 9's "In like manner women also in decent...", 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.