1 Timothy 2:2 (GNV)

Passage

For Kings, and for all that are in authoritie, that we may leade a quiet and a peaceable life, in all godlinesse and honestie.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:1 I Exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giuing of thanks be made for all men,

1 Timothy 2:2 For Kings, and for all that are in authoritie, that we may leade a quiet and a peaceable life, in all godlinesse and honestie.

1 Timothy 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour,

1 Timothy 2:4 Who will that all men shalbe saued, and come vnto the acknowledging of the trueth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kings", "authoritie", "leade", "quiet", "peaceable", "life", "godlinesse", and "honestie". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kings" and "authoritie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "I Exhort therefore that first of all..." into verse 3's "For this is good and acceptable in...", so "kings" and "authoritie" 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 "authoritie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.