1 Timothy 2:1 (YLT)

Passage

I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men:

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:1 I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men:

1 Timothy 2:2 for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,

1 Timothy 2:3 for this <FI>is<Fi> right and acceptable before God our Saviour,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "intercession", "exhort", "first", "supplications", "prayers", "intercessions", and "thanksgivings". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "intercession" and "exhort", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "for kings and all who are in...", so "intercession" and "exhort" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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