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

1 Timothy 2:8

8 So I want the men ^{▼▼ 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.} to pray ^{▼▼ 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.} in every place, lifting up holy hands ^{▼▼ 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.