1Ti 2:8 | NET2full | STEP | So I want the men in every place to pray , lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute .

‏ 1 Timothy 2:8

8 So I want the men ^{▼▼tn The word translated “men” here (ἀνήρ, anēr) refers to adult males, not people in general. Note the command given to “the women” in v. 9.} in every place to pray, ^{▼▼sn To pray. In this verse Paul resumes and concludes the section about prayer begun in 2:1-2. 1 Tim 2:3-7 described God’s concern for all people as the motive for such prayer.} lifting up holy hands ^{▼▼sn Paul uses a common ancient posture in prayer (lifting up holy hands) as a figure of speech for offering requests from a holy life (without anger or dispute).} without anger or dispute.