1 Timothy 2:3 (YLT)

Passage

for this <FI>is<Fi> right and acceptable before God our Saviour,

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,

1 Timothy 2:4 who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;

1 Timothy 2:5 for one <FI>is<Fi> God, one also <FI>is<Fi> mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "right", "acceptable", "before", and "saviour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "right" 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 all who are in..." into verse 4's "who doth will all men to be...", so "right" 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 "right" and "acceptable" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.