1 Timothy 2:3 (GNV)

Passage

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour,

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.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one Mediatour betweene God and man, which is the man Christ Iesus,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "acceptable", "sight", and "sauiour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "acceptable", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "For Kings and for all that are..." into verse 4's "Who will that all men shalbe saued...", so "good" and "acceptable" 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 "good" and "acceptable" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.