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Available in 78 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-78" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">78 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Timoteus" title="1 Timoteus – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="1 Timoteus" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8B%88%E1%8B%B0_%E1%8C%A2%E1%88%9E%E1%89%B4%E1%8B%8E%E1%88%B5_%E1%8D%A9" title="ወደ ጢሞቴዎስ ፩ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ወደ ጢሞቴዎስ ፩" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3" title="الرسالة الأولى إلى تيموثاوس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الرسالة الأولى إلى تيموثاوس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%90%DC%93%DC%AA%DC%AC%DC%90_%DC%A9%DC%95%DC%A1%DC%9D%DC%AC%DC%90_%DC%95%DC%A0%DC%98%DC%AC_%DC%9B%DC%9D%DC%A1%DC%AC%DC%90%DC%98%DC%A3" title="ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%AA-m%C3%B4%CD%98-th%C3%A0i_Chi%C3%A2n-su" title="Thê-mô͘-thài Chiân-su – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Thê-mô͘-thài Chiân-su" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D1%8B_%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A6%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%8F_%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Першы ліст да Цімафея Святога Апостала Паўла – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Першы ліст да Цімафея Святога Апостала Паўла" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5_%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A6%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%8F" title="Першае пасланьне да Цімафея – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Першае пасланьне да Цімафея" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%BE_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%8F" title="Първо послание на свети апостол Павла до Тимотея – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Първо послание на свети апостол Павла до Тимотея" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._Briaf_an_Timotheus" title="1. Briaf an Timotheus – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="1. Briaf an Timotheus" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizher_kenta%C3%B1_da_Dimoteoz" title="Lizher kentañ da Dimoteoz – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Lizher kentañ da Dimoteoz" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primera_carta_a_Timoteu" title="Primera carta a Timoteu – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Primera carta a Timoteu" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prvn%C3%AD_list_Timoteovi" title="První list Timoteovi – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="První list Timoteovi" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulus%27_f%C3%B8rste_Brev_til_Timotheus" title="Paulus' første Brev til Timotheus – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Paulus' første Brev til Timotheus" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._Brief_des_Paulus_an_Timotheus" title="1. Brief des Paulus an Timotheus – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="1. Brief des Paulus an Timotheus" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauluse_esimene_kiri_Timoteosele" title="Pauluse esimene kiri Timoteosele – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Pauluse esimene kiri Timoteosele" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%84_%CE%95%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AE_%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A4%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%8C%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BF" title="Α΄ Επιστολή προς Τιμόθεο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Α΄ Επιστολή προς Τιμόθεο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primera_ep%C3%ADstola_a_Timoteo" title="Primera epístola a Timoteo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Primera epístola a Timoteo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-a_epistolo_al_Timoteo" title="1-a epistolo al Timoteo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="1-a epistolo al Timoteo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timoteori_Lehen_Gutuna" title="Timoteori Lehen Gutuna – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Timoteori Lehen Gutuna" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%87_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3" title="نامه اول به تیموتاوس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نامه اول به تیموتاوس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premi%C3%A8re_%C3%A9p%C3%AEtre_%C3%A0_Timoth%C3%A9e" title="Première épître à Timothée – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Première épître à Timothée" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earste_Brief_oan_Tim%C3%B3te%C3%BCs" title="Earste Brief oan Timóteüs – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Earste Brief oan Timóteüs" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letaris_a_Timoteu" title="Letaris a Timoteu – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Letaris a Timoteu" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9ad_Litir_Naomh_P%C3%B3l_chuig_Tiom%C3%B3id" title="Céad Litir Naomh Pól chuig Tiomóid – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Céad Litir Naomh Pól chuig Tiomóid" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gom mw-list-item"><a href="https://gom.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="तिमताक पावलुचें पयलें पत्र – Goan Konkani" lang="gom" hreflang="gom" data-title="तिमताक पावलुचें पयलें पत्र" data-language-autonym="गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni" data-language-local-name="Goan Konkani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%AC-m%C3%B4-thai-chhi%C3%A8n-s%C3%BB" title="Thì-mô-thai-chhièn-sû – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Thì-mô-thai-chhièn-sû" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%94%94%EB%AA%A8%ED%85%8C%EC%98%A4%EC%97%90%EA%B2%8C_%EB%B3%B4%EB%82%B8_%EC%B2%AB%EC%A7%B8_%ED%8E%B8%EC%A7%80" title="디모테오에게 보낸 첫째 편지 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="디모테오에게 보낸 첫째 편지" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D5%B8%D5%B2%D5%B8%D5%BD_%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D6%84%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB_%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%BB%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A8_%D5%8F%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%B8%D5%A9%D5%A5%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B6" title="Պողոս առաքյալի առաջին նամակը Տիմոթեոսին – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Պողոս առաքյալի առաջին նամակը Տիմոթեոսին" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prva_poslanica_Timoteju" title="Prva poslanica Timoteju – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Prva poslanica Timoteju" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_Paulus_yang_Pertama_kepada_Timotius" title="Surat Paulus yang Pertama kepada Timotius – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Surat Paulus yang Pertama kepada Timotius" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Thimothewu" title="1 Thimothewu – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="1 Thimothewu" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prima_lettera_a_Timoteo" title="Prima lettera a Timoteo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Prima lettera a Timoteo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1" title="האיגרת הראשונה אל טימותיוס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="האיגרת הראשונה אל טימותיוס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Timotius" title="I Timotius – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="I Timotius" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9D%E1%83%97%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97_(%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98)_%E1%83%94%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94" title="ტიმოთეს მიმართ (პირველი) ეპისტოლე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ტიმოთეს მიმართ (პირველი) ეპისტოლე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urwandiko_rwa_I_rwa_Timoteyo" title="Urwandiko rwa I rwa Timoteyo – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Urwandiko rwa I rwa Timoteyo" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waraka_wa_kwanza_kwa_Timotheo" title="Waraka wa kwanza kwa Timotheo – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Waraka wa kwanza kwa Timotheo" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistula_I_ad_Timotheum" title="Epistula I ad Timotheum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Epistula I ad Timotheum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81vila_1._v%C4%93stule_Timotejam" title="Pāvila 1. vēstule Timotejam – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Pāvila 1. vēstule Timotejam" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirmasis_lai%C5%A1kas_Timotiejui" title="Pirmasis laiškas Timotiejui – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Pirmasis laiškas Timotiejui" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prima_letera_a%27l_Timotee" title="Prima letera a'l Timotee – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Prima letera a'l Timotee" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1l_els%C5%91_levele_Tim%C3%B3theoszhoz" title="Pál első levele Timótheoszhoz – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Pál első levele Timótheoszhoz" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B4%D0%BE_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%98" title="Прво послание до Тимотеј – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Прво послание до Тимотеј" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistily_voalohany_ho_an%27_i_Tim%C3%B4ty" title="Epistily voalohany ho an' i Timôty – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Epistily voalohany ho an' i Timôty" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3" title="الرساله الاولى الى تيموثاوس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="الرساله الاولى الى تيموثاوس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_Paulus_yang_Pertama_kepada_Timotius" title="Surat Paulus yang Pertama kepada Timotius – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Surat Paulus yang Pertama kepada Timotius" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%AC-m%C3%B2%CC%A4-t%C3%A1i,_Ci%C3%A8ng_C%E1%B9%B3%CC%86" title="Tì-mò̤-tái, Cièng Cṳ̆ – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Tì-mò̤-tái, Cièng Cṳ̆" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%90%E1%80%AD%E1%80%99%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%9E%E1%80%B1%E1%80%A9%E1%80%9D%E1%80%AB%E1%80%92%E1%80%85%E1%80%AC%E1%80%95%E1%80%91%E1%80%99%E1%80%85%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA" title="တိမောသေဩဝါဒစာပထမစောင် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="တိမောသေဩဝါဒစာပထမစောင်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eerste_brief_van_Paulus_aan_Timote%C3%BCs" title="Eerste brief van Paulus aan Timoteüs – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Eerste brief van Paulus aan Timoteüs" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%A2%E3%83%86%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E6%89%8B%E7%B4%99%E4%B8%80" title="テモテへの手紙一 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="テモテへの手紙一" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulus%E2%80%99_f%C3%B8rste_brev_til_Timoteus" title="Paulus’ første brev til Timoteus – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Paulus’ første brev til Timoteus" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ng mw-list-item"><a href="https://ng.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Timoteus" title="1 Timoteus – Ndonga" lang="ng" hreflang="ng" data-title="1 Timoteus" data-language-autonym="Oshiwambo" data-language-local-name="Ndonga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oshiwambo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._List_do_Tymoteusza" title="1. List do Tymoteusza – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="1. List do Tymoteusza" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primeira_Ep%C3%ADstola_a_Tim%C3%B3teo" title="Primeira Epístola a Timóteo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Primeira Epístola a Timóteo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ent%C3%A2ia_epistol%C4%83_a_lui_Pavel_c%C4%83tre_Timotei" title="Întâia epistolă a lui Pavel către Timotei – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Întâia epistolă a lui Pavel către Timotei" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timuthiyupaq_huk_%C3%B1iqin_qillqa" title="Timuthiyupaq huk ñiqin qillqa – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Timuthiyupaq huk ñiqin qillqa" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BA_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%8E" title="Первое послание к Тимофею – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Первое послание к Тимофею" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_le_tusi_muamua_a_Paulo_ia_Timoteo" title="O le tusi muamua a Paulo ia Timoteo – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="O le tusi muamua a Paulo ia Timoteo" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_to_Timothy" title="First Epistle to Timothy – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="First Epistle to Timothy" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prv%C3%BD_list_Timotejovi" title="Prvý list Timotejovi – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Prvý list Timotejovi" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%98%D1%83" title="Прва посланица Тимотеју – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Прва посланица Тимотеју" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prva_poslanica_Timoteju" title="Prva poslanica Timoteju – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Prva poslanica Timoteju" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensimm%C3%A4inen_kirje_Timoteukselle" title="Ensimmäinen kirje Timoteukselle – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Ensimmäinen kirje Timoteukselle" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6rsta_Timotheosbrevet" title="Första Timotheosbrevet – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Första Timotheosbrevet" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unang_Sulat_kay_Timoteo" title="Unang Sulat kay Timoteo – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Unang Sulat kay Timoteo" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81_(%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D)" title="1 திமொத்தேயு (நூல்) – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="1 திமொத்தேயு (நூல்)" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%8D%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B5_%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88_1" title="จดหมายของนักบุญเปาโลถึงทิโมธี ฉบับที่ 1 – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="จดหมายของนักบุญเปาโลถึงทิโมธี ฉบับที่ 1" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._Timoteos" title="1. Timoteos – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="1. 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Paul" title="Template:Paul"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Paul" title="Template talk:Paul"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Paul" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Paul"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>The <b>First Epistle to Timothy</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is one of three letters in the <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> often grouped together as the <a 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The letter, traditionally attributed to the <a href="/wiki/Apostle_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Apostle Paul">Apostle Paul</a>, consists mainly of counsels to his younger colleague and delegate <a href="/wiki/Saint_Timothy" title="Saint Timothy">Timothy</a> regarding his ministry in <a href="/wiki/Ephesus" title="Ephesus">Ephesus</a> (1:3). These counsels include instructions on the organization of the Church and the responsibilities resting on certain groups of leaders therein as well as exhortations to faithfulness in maintaining the truth amid surrounding errors. </p><p>Most modern scholars consider the pastoral epistles to have been written after Paul's death, although "a small and declining number of scholars still argue for Pauline authorship".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Authorship">Authorship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Authorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Authorship_of_the_Pauline_epistles" title="Authorship of the Pauline epistles">Authorship of the Pauline epistles</a></div> <p>The authorship of First Timothy was traditionally attributed to the <a href="/wiki/Apostle_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Apostle Paul">Apostle Paul</a>, although in pre-Nicene Christianity this attribution was open to dispute.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant1963_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant1963-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is named as the author of the letter in the text (<a href="/wiki/1_Timothy_1#Verse_1" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Timothy 1">1:1</a>). Nineteenth- and twentieth-century scholarship questioned the authenticity of the letter, with many scholars suggesting that First Timothy, along with <a href="/wiki/Second_Timothy" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Timothy">Second Timothy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_Titus" title="Epistle to Titus">Titus</a>, are not the work of Paul, but of an unidentified Christian writing some time in the late-first to mid-second centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most scholars now affirm this view.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As evidence for this perspective, they put forward that the pastoral epistles contain 306 words that Paul does not use in his unquestioned letters, that their style of writing is different from that of his unquestioned letters, that they reflect conditions and a church organization not current in Paul's day, and that they do not appear in early lists of his <a href="/wiki/Biblical_canon" title="Biblical canon">canonical</a> works.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Modern scholars who support Pauline authorship nevertheless stress their importance regarding the question of authenticity: <a href="/wiki/I._Howard_Marshall" title="I. Howard Marshall">I. H. Marshall</a> and P. H. Towner wrote that "the key witness is <a href="/wiki/Polycarp" title="Polycarp">Polycarp</a>, where there is a high probability that 1 and 2 Tim were known to him".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly M. W. Holmes argued that it is "virtually certain or highly probable" that Polycarp used 1 and 2 Timothy.<sup id="cite_ref-Holmes2005_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holmes2005-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scholars <a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Grant_(theologian)" title="Robert M. Grant (theologian)">Robert Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/I._Howard_Marshall" title="I. Howard Marshall">I. Howard Marshall</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Campenhausen" title="Hans von Campenhausen">Hans von Campenhausen</a> believe that Polycarp was the actual author of First Timothy, which would date its composition to <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 140</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant1963_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant1963-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Marcion" class="mw-redirect" title="Marcion">Marcion</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Orthodoxy" title="Orthodoxy">orthodox</a> bishop later excommunicated for <a href="/wiki/Heresy_in_Christianity" title="Heresy in Christianity">heresy</a>, formed an <a href="/wiki/Development_of_the_New_Testament_canon#Marcion_of_Sinope" title="Development of the New Testament canon">early canon</a> of scripture <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 140</span> around the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Luke" title="Gospel of Luke">Gospel of Luke</a> and ten of the canonical Pauline epistles excluding 1–2 Timothy and Titus. The reasons for these exclusions are unknown, and so speculation abounds, including the hypotheses that they were not written until after Marcion's time, or that he knew of them, but regarded them as inauthentic. Proponents of Pauline authorship argue that he had theological grounds for rejecting the pastorals, namely their teaching about the goodness of creation (cf. 1 Timothy 4:1 <i>ff</i>.).<sup id="cite_ref-Stott1996_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stott1996-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The question remains whether Marcion knew these three letters and rejected them as <a href="/wiki/Tertullian" title="Tertullian">Tertullian</a> says, since in 1 Timothy 6:20 "false opposing arguments" are referred to, with the word for "opposing arguments" being "antithesis", the name of Marcion's work, and so a subtle hint of Marcion's heresy. However, the structure of the Church presupposed is less developed than the one <a href="/wiki/Ignatius_of_Antioch" title="Ignatius of Antioch">Ignatius of Antioch</a> (who wrote <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 110</span>) presupposes, as well as the fact that not only is "antithesis" itself a Greek word which simply means "opposing arguments" but as it has been noted, the attack on the heretics is not central to the three letters.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Late in the 2nd century there are a number of quotations from all three <a href="/wiki/Pastoral_epistles" title="Pastoral epistles">pastoral epistles</a> in Irenaeus' work <i><a href="/wiki/Against_Heresies_(Irenaeus)" title="Against Heresies (Irenaeus)">Against Heresies</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irenaeus also makes explicit mention of Timothy in his book and ascribes it as being written by Paul<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Muratorian_fragment" title="Muratorian fragment">Muratorian Canon</a></i> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 170–180</span>) lists the books of the New Testament and ascribes all three pastoral epistles to Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Eusebius" title="Eusebius">Eusebius</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 330</span>) calls it, along with the other thirteen canonical <a href="/wiki/Pauline_epistles" title="Pauline epistles">Pauline epistles</a>, "undisputed".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Exceptions to this positive witness include <a href="/wiki/Tatian" title="Tatian">Tatian</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the <a href="/wiki/Gnosticism" title="Gnosticism">gnostic</a> <a href="/wiki/Basilides" title="Basilides">Basilides</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Knight1992_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Knight1992-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Possible earlier allusions are found in the letters from <a href="/wiki/Clement_of_Rome" title="Clement of Rome">Clement of Rome</a> to the Corinthians (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 95</span>), Ignatius to the Ephesians (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 110</span>) and Polycarp to the Philippians (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 130</span>),<sup id="cite_ref-Holmes2005_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holmes2005-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Berding1999_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berding1999-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although it is difficult to determine the nature of any such literary relationships. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Date">Date</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Date"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Modern scholars generally place its composition some time in the late 1st century or first half of the 2nd century AD, with a wide margin of uncertainty. The term <a href="/wiki/Gnosis" title="Gnosis">Gnosis</a> ("knowledge") itself occurs in <a href="/wiki/1_Timothy_6:20" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Timothy 6:20">1 Timothy 6:20</a>. If the parallels between 1 Timothy and <a href="/wiki/Polycarp" title="Polycarp">Polycarp's</a> epistle are understood as a literary dependence by the latter on the former, as is generally accepted,<sup id="cite_ref-Berding1999_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berding1999-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this would constitute a <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Terminus_post_quem" title="Terminus post quem">terminus ante quem</a></i></span> (cut-off date) of 50–65 AD. Likewise, there are a series of verbal agreements between <a href="/wiki/Ignatius_of_Antioch" title="Ignatius of Antioch">Ignatius</a> and 1 Timothy which cluster around a 14 verse section in 1 Timothy 1.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If these parallels between Ignatius and 1 Timothy represent a literary dependence by Ignatius, this would move the date of 1 Timothy even earlier. However, <a href="/wiki/Irenaeus" title="Irenaeus">Irenaeus</a> (writing <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 180 AD</span>) is the earliest author to clearly and unequivocally describe the letter to Timothy and attribute it to Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_surviving_manuscripts">Early surviving manuscripts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early surviving manuscripts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uncial_015_(1_Tm_2.2-6).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Uncial_015_%281_Tm_2.2-6%29.jpg/220px-Uncial_015_%281_Tm_2.2-6%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Uncial_015_%281_Tm_2.2-6%29.jpg/330px-Uncial_015_%281_Tm_2.2-6%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Uncial_015_%281_Tm_2.2-6%29.jpg/440px-Uncial_015_%281_Tm_2.2-6%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="493" data-file-height="676" /></a><figcaption>Fragments showing 1 Timothy 2:2–6 on <a href="/wiki/Codex_Coislinianus" title="Codex Coislinianus">Codex Coislinianus</a>, from ca. AD 550.</figcaption></figure> <p>The original <a href="/wiki/Koine_Greek" title="Koine Greek">Koine Greek</a> manuscript has been lost, and the <a href="/wiki/Textual_variants_in_the_First_Epistle_to_Timothy" title="Textual variants in the First Epistle to Timothy">text of surviving copies varies</a>. </p><p>The earliest known writing of 1 Timothy has been found on <a href="/wiki/Oxyrhynchus_Papyrus" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxyrhynchus Papyrus">Oxyrhynchus Papyrus</a> 5259, designated P133, in 2017. It comes from a leaf of a codex which is dated to the 3rd century (330–360).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other early manuscripts containing some or all of the text of this book are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Codex_Alexandrinus" title="Codex Alexandrinus">Codex Alexandrinus</a> (400–440)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Codex_Ephraemi_Rescriptus" title="Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus">Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus</a> (c. 450)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Codex_Freerianus" title="Codex Freerianus">Codex Freerianus</a> (c. 450)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncial_061" title="Uncial 061">Uncial 061</a> (c. 450)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Codex_Claromontanus" title="Codex Claromontanus">Codex Claromontanus</a> (c. 550)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Codex_Coislinianus" title="Codex Coislinianus">Codex Coislinianus</a> (c. 550)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncial_0262" title="Uncial 0262">Uncial 0262</a> (7th century)<sup id="cite_ref-Treu_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Treu-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Content">Content</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summary">Summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The epistle opens by stating that it was written by Paul, to Timothy. Paul reminds Timothy that he has asked Timothy to stay in Ephesus and prevent false teaching of the law by others. Paul says that law is to be applied to sinners like rebels, murderers, and the sexually immoral.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The list of lawbreakers includes the Greek word <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">ἀρσενοκοίτης</span></span>, which is sometimes <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality_in_the_New_Testament#1_Timothy_1:9-10" title="Homosexuality in the New Testament">translated to mean "homosexual men"</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although there is some debate on the topic. </p><p>The epistle details the roles of men and women in its second chapter, particularly the verse <a href="/wiki/1_Timothy_2:12" title="1 Timothy 2:12">1 Timothy 2:12</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/New_International_Version" title="New International Version">NIV</a> translation this verse reads: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>The epistle justifies this by saying that <a href="/wiki/Adam" title="Adam">Adam</a> was formed before <a href="/wiki/Eve" title="Eve">Eve</a>, and that Eve was tricked by the <a href="/wiki/Serpents_in_the_Bible#Eden" title="Serpents in the Bible">serpent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leaders of the church are to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of respect, avoiding overindulgence in wine and managing their affairs well.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Timothy is advised to avoid false teachings and focus on the truth.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The author discusses a list of widows to be supported by the church, setting restrictions on the types of women to help: only old widows who never remarry and who prioritize their family are to receive help. Widows younger than sixty have sensual desires that may cause them to remarry.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Slavery_in_the_New_Testament" class="mw-redirect" title="Slavery in the New Testament">Slaves</a> should respect their masters, especially if their masters are believers.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> People should avoid envy and avoid the temptation to focus on becoming rich because "the <a href="/wiki/Love_of_money" title="Love of money">love of money</a> is the root of all kinds of evil."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In closing, Timothy is told he should continue to "fight the good fight of the faith" by helping others to be virtuous and by running his church well.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Outline">Outline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Outline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cod._Sinaiticus_1_Tim_3,16.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cod._Sinaiticus_1_Tim_3%2C16.jpg/250px-Cod._Sinaiticus_1_Tim_3%2C16.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cod._Sinaiticus_1_Tim_3%2C16.jpg/330px-Cod._Sinaiticus_1_Tim_3%2C16.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cod._Sinaiticus_1_Tim_3%2C16.jpg/500px-Cod._Sinaiticus_1_Tim_3%2C16.jpg 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="280" /></a><figcaption>Extract from 1 Timothy 3:16 in the 4th-century <a href="/wiki/Codex_Sinaiticus" title="Codex Sinaiticus">Codex Sinaiticus</a>: "Beyond all question, the <a href="/wiki/Sacred_mysteries#Christianity" title="Sacred mysteries">mystery</a> from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated..."</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ballymena_St._Patrick%27s_Church_W09_%E2%80%9CFight_the_good_fight%E2%80%9D_2014_09_15.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ballymena_St._Patrick%27s_Church_W09_%E2%80%9CFight_the_good_fight%E2%80%9D_2014_09_15.jpg/250px-Ballymena_St._Patrick%27s_Church_W09_%E2%80%9CFight_the_good_fight%E2%80%9D_2014_09_15.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="430" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ballymena_St._Patrick%27s_Church_W09_%E2%80%9CFight_the_good_fight%E2%80%9D_2014_09_15.jpg/330px-Ballymena_St._Patrick%27s_Church_W09_%E2%80%9CFight_the_good_fight%E2%80%9D_2014_09_15.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ballymena_St._Patrick%27s_Church_W09_%E2%80%9CFight_the_good_fight%E2%80%9D_2014_09_15.jpg/500px-Ballymena_St._Patrick%27s_Church_W09_%E2%80%9CFight_the_good_fight%E2%80%9D_2014_09_15.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1722" data-file-height="3362" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Church,_Ballymena" title="St Patrick's Church, Ballymena">St Patrick's Church, Ballymena</a>, Northern Ireland: <a href="/wiki/Stained_glass" title="Stained glass">stained glass</a> window depicting a <a href="/wiki/Church_Lads%27_and_Church_Girls%27_Brigade" title="Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade">Church Lads' Brigade</a> member and Jesus, with "Fight the Good Fight" (1 Tim 6:12) quoted in the round window at top.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 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Certain Christian churches such as the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox Church</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a> use it as a justification to reject the <a href="/wiki/Ordination_of_women" title="Ordination of women">ordination of women</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some theologians have interpreted it to mean that all women should be subordinate to all men, and others to mean women should not teach, pray, or speak in public. </p><p>In <i><a href="/wiki/An_Historical_Account_of_Two_Notable_Corruptions_of_Scripture" title="An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture">An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture</a></i>, published posthumously in 1754, <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Newton" title="Isaac Newton">Isaac Newton</a> argues that a small change to early Greek versions of verse 3:16 increased textual support for <a href="/wiki/Trinitarianism" class="mw-redirect" title="Trinitarianism">trinitarianism</a>, a doctrine to which <a href="/wiki/Religious_views_of_Isaac_Newton" title="Religious views of Isaac Newton">Newton did not subscribe</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pseudepigrapha" title="Pseudepigrapha">Pseudepigrapha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Epistle_to_Timothy" title="Second Epistle to Timothy">Second Epistle to Timothy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textual_variants_in_the_New_Testament#First_Epistle_to_Timothy" title="Textual variants in the New Testament">Textual variants in the New Testament § First Epistle to Timothy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The book is sometimes called the <b>First Letter of Paul to Timothy</b>, or simply <b>1 Timothy</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is most commonly abbreviated as "1 Tim."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ignatius' <i>Letter to the Magnesians</i> chapter 11, shares the phrase "Jesus, who is our hope" with 1 Timothy 1:1. Ignatius' <i>Letter to Polycarp</i> chapter 3 shares the phrase "teach strange doctrines" with 1 Timothy 1:3 as a description of theological opponents. Ignatius' <i>Letter to the Ephesians</i> chapter 14 has the phrase "faith and love toward Christ Jesus," which parallels "faith and love which are in Christ Jesus" from 1 Timothy 1:14. This same passage of Ignatius goes on to say "the end is love," which parallels 1 Timothy 1:5, "The end of our instruction is love."</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Epistle_to_Timothy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=HiPouAEACAAJ"><i>ESV Pew Bible</i></a>. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. 2018. p. 991. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4335-6343-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4335-6343-0"><bdi>978-1-4335-6343-0</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210603093159/https://www.google.com/books/edition/ESV_Pew_Bible_Black/HiPouAEACAAJ">Archived</a> from the original on 3 June 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=ESV+Pew+Bible&rft.place=Wheaton%2C+IL&rft.pages=991&rft.pub=Crossway&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=978-1-4335-6343-0&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DHiPouAEACAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.logos.com/bible-book-abbreviations">"Bible Book Abbreviations"</a>. <i>Logos Bible Software</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421100743/https://www.logos.com/bible-book-abbreviations">Archived</a> from the original on 21 April 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 April</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Logos+Bible+Software&rft.atitle=Bible+Book+Abbreviations&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.logos.com%2Fbible-book-abbreviations&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Drury, C., <i>73. The Pastoral Epistles</i>, in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), [The Oxford Bible Commentary], p. 1220</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Grant1963-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grant1963_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grant1963_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGrant1963" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Grant_(theologian)" title="Robert M. Grant (theologian)">Grant, Robert M.</a> (1963). "Chapter 14: The Non-Pauline Epistles". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.religion-online.org/book-chapter/chapter-14-the-non-pauline-epistles/"><i>A Historical Introduction to the New Testament</i></a>. Harper and Row. <q>The Pastorals have certainly been regarded as Paul's since the latter half of the second century, for they were so used by Theophilus of Antioch and Irenaeus of Lyons and are to be found in the Muratorian list. Before that time they were open to criticism.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Chapter+14%3A+The+Non-Pauline+Epistles&rft.btitle=A+Historical+Introduction+to+the+New+Testament&rft.pub=Harper+and+Row&rft.date=1963&rft.aulast=Grant&rft.aufirst=Robert+M.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.religion-online.org%2Fbook-chapter%2Fchapter-14-the-non-pauline-epistles%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFEhrman2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Bart_Ehrman" class="mw-redirect" title="Bart Ehrman">Ehrman, Bart</a> (2003). <i>The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings</i>. Oxford University Press. p. 393. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-515462-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-515462-2"><bdi>0-19-515462-2</bdi></a>. <q>[W]hen we come to the Pastoral epistles, there is greater scholarly unanimity. These three letters are widely regarded by scholars as non-Pauline.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+New+Testament%3A+A+Historical+Introduction+to+the+Early+Christian+Writings&rft.pages=393&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-19-515462-2&rft.aulast=Ehrman&rft.aufirst=Bart&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCollins2004" class="citation book cs1">Collins, Raymond F. (2004). <i>1 & 2 Timothy and Titus: A Commentary</i>. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 4. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-664-22247-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-664-22247-1"><bdi>0-664-22247-1</bdi></a>. <q>By the end of the twentieth century New Testament scholarship was virtually unanimous in affirming that the Pastoral Epistles were written some time after Paul's death.<span class="nowrap"> </span>[...] As always some scholars dissent from the consensus view.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=1+%26+2+Timothy+and+Titus%3A+A+Commentary&rft.pages=4&rft.pub=Westminster+John+Knox+Press&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=0-664-22247-1&rft.aulast=Collins&rft.aufirst=Raymond+F.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAune2010" class="citation book cs1">Aune, David E., ed. (2010). <i>The Blackwell Companion to the New Testament</i>. Massachusetts: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 9. <q>While seven of the letters attributed to Paul are almost universally accepted as authentic (Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, Philemon), four are just as widely judged to be pseudepigraphal, i.e., written by unknown authors under Paul's name: Ephesians and the Pastorals (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus).</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Blackwell+Companion+to+the+New+Testament&rft.place=Massachusetts&rft.pages=9&rft.pub=Wiley-Blackwell&rft.date=2010&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHarris2002" class="citation book cs1">Harris, Stephen L. (2002). <i>The New Testament: A Student's Introduction</i> (4th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. p. 366. <q>In the opinion of most scholars, the case against Paul's connection with the pastorals is overwhelming. Besides the fact that they do not appear in early lists of Paul's canonical works, the pastorals seem to reflect conditions that prevailed long after Paul's day, perhaps as late as the first half of the second century C.E. Lacking Paul's characteristic ideas about faith and the Spirit, they are also un-Pauline in their flat style and different vocabulary (containing 306 words not found in Paul's unquestioned letters). Furthermore, the pastorals assume a church organization far more developed than that current in the apostle's time.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+New+Testament%3A+A+Student%27s+Introduction&rft.place=Boston&rft.pages=366&rft.edition=4th&rft.pub=McGraw-Hill&rft.date=2002&rft.aulast=Harris&rft.aufirst=Stephen+L.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMarshallTowner1999" class="citation book cs1">Marshall, I. H.; Towner, P. H. (1999). <i>The Pastoral Epistles</i>. T&T Clark. p. 3. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-567-08661-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-567-08661-5"><bdi>0-567-08661-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Pastoral+Epistles&rft.pages=3&rft.pub=T%26T+Clark&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=0-567-08661-5&rft.aulast=Marshall&rft.aufirst=I.+H.&rft.au=Towner%2C+P.+H.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Holmes2005-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Holmes2005_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Holmes2005_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes, MW, "Polycarp's 'Letter to the Philippians' and the Writings that later formed the NT", in Gregory & Tuckett (2005), <i>The Reception of the NT in the Apostolic Fathers</i> OUP, p. 226 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-926782-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-926782-8">978-0-19-926782-8</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Stott1996-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Stott1996_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFStott1996" class="citation book cs1">Stott, John (1996). <i>The Message of 1 Timothy and Titus</i>. Leicester: IVP. p. 23.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Message+of+1+Timothy+and+Titus&rft.place=Leicester&rft.pages=23&rft.pub=IVP&rft.date=1996&rft.aulast=Stott&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMarxsen1968" class="citation book cs1">Marxsen, W. (1968). <i>Introduction to the New Testament</i>. ET. p. 207. <q>Can we find, nevertheless, in the light of the contents of the letters, a common key to the understanding of all three? One common factor is to be found in the attack upon heretics, but this does not really stand in the forefront of any of the letters. I Tim. and Tit. are concerned rather with codified 'rules' or 'rules' required to be codified, for the ministry among other things. 2 Tim. also deals with the ministry, not in the sense of laying down rules, but rather that Timothy in fulfilling his ministry should follow the example of Paul.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Introduction+to+the+New+Testament&rft.pages=207&rft.pub=ET&rft.date=1968&rft.aulast=Marxsen&rft.aufirst=W.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf01/anf01.ix.iv.ii.html">"Philip Schaff: ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus - Christian Classics Ethereal Library"</a>. <i>ccel.org</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ccel.org&rft.atitle=Philip+Schaff%3A+ANF01.+The+Apostolic+Fathers+with+Justin+Martyr+and+Irenaeus+-+Christian+Classics+Ethereal+Library&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fccel.org%2Fccel%2Fschaff%2Fanf01%2Fanf01.ix.iv.ii.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf01/anf01.ix.iv.iv.html">"Philip Schaff: ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus - Christian Classics Ethereal Library"</a>. <i>ccel.org</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ccel.org&rft.atitle=Philip+Schaff%3A+ANF01.+The+Apostolic+Fathers+with+Justin+Martyr+and+Irenaeus+-+Christian+Classics+Ethereal+Library&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fccel.org%2Fccel%2Fschaff%2Fanf01%2Fanf01.ix.iv.iv.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_Fathers/Volume_V/Caius/Fragments_of_Caius/Canon_Muratorianus">"Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume V/Caius/Fragments of Caius/Canon Muratorianus - Wikisource, the free online library"</a>. <i>en.wikisource.org</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=en.wikisource.org&rft.atitle=Ante-Nicene+Fathers%2FVolume+V%2FCaius%2FFragments+of+Caius%2FCanon+Muratorianus+-+Wikisource%2C+the+free+online+library&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikisource.org%2Fwiki%2FAnte-Nicene_Fathers%2FVolume_V%2FCaius%2FFragments_of_Caius%2FCanon_Muratorianus&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eusebius, <i><a href="/wiki/Church_History_(Eusebius)" class="mw-redirect" title="Church History (Eusebius)">Ecclesiastical History</a></i> 3.3.5</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMoffatt1911" class="citation book cs1">Moffatt, James (1911). <i>An Introduction to the Literature of the New Testament</i>. p. 420.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=An+Introduction+to+the+Literature+of+the+New+Testament&rft.pages=420&rft.date=1911&rft.aulast=Moffatt&rft.aufirst=James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Knight1992-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Knight1992_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Knight, George William, (1992).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Berding1999-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Berding1999_20-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Berding1999_20-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBerding1999" class="citation journal cs1">Berding, K. 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Ephesians 3:21-4:2, 14-16 (P 132)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jones, Brice. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bricecjones.com/blog/two-new-greek-new-testament-papyri-from-oxyrhynchus">Two New Greek New Testament Papyri from Oxyrhynchus</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170628033344/http://www.bricecjones.com/blog/two-new-greek-new-testament-papyri-from-oxyrhynchus">Archived</a> 2017-06-28 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, 21 April 2017 (Accessed 11 July 2017).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Treu-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Treu_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Treu" title="Kurt Treu">Treu, Kurt</a>, "Neue neutestamentliche Fragmente der Berliner Papyrussammlung", <i>Archiv für Papyrusforschung</i> 18, 1966. pp. 36-37.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Timothy%201&version=nrsv">1 Timothy 1</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMagnuson2020" class="citation book cs1">Magnuson, Ken (2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vKX7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA243"><i>Invitation to Christian Ethics: Moral Reasoning and Contemporary Issues</i></a>. Kregel Publications. p. 243. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780825434457" title="Special:BookSources/9780825434457"><bdi>9780825434457</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1202739047">1202739047</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Invitation+to+Christian+Ethics%3A+Moral+Reasoning+and+Contemporary+Issues&rft.pages=243&rft.pub=Kregel+Publications&rft.date=2020&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F1202739047&rft.isbn=9780825434457&rft.aulast=Magnuson&rft.aufirst=Ken&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DvKX7DwAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA243&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Epistle+to+Timothy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=niv:1%20Timothy%202:12">1 Timothy 2:12</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Timothy%202:13–14&version=nrsv">1 Timothy 2:13–14</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Timothy%203&version=nrsv">1 Timothy 3</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Timothy%204&version=nrsv">1 Timothy 4</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Timothy%205&version=nrsv">1 Timothy 5</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Timothy%206:1–2&version=nrsv">1 Timothy 6:1–2</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Timothy%206:10&version=nrsv">1 Timothy 6:10</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Timothy%206:11–20&version=nrsv">1 Timothy 6:11–20</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://orthochristian.com/156727.html">"Women, Lived Orthodoxy, and Ordination. 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Haggai">Haggai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Zechariah" title="Book of Zechariah">Zechariah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Malachi" title="Book of Malachi">Malachi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Deuterocanonical_books" title="Deuterocanonical books">Deuterocanon</a><br /> or <a href="/wiki/Biblical_apocrypha" title="Biblical apocrypha">apocrypha</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Bible" title="Catholic Bible">Catholic</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox</a> & others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Tobit" title="Book of Tobit">Tobit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Judith" title="Book of Judith">Judith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Esther#Additions_to_Esther" title="Book of Esther">Additions to Esther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_Maccabees" title="1 Maccabees">1 Maccabees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_Maccabees" title="2 Maccabees">2 Maccabees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Wisdom" title="Book of Wisdom">Wisdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Sirach" title="Book of Sirach">Sirach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Baruch" title="Book of Baruch">Baruch</a> / <a href="/wiki/Letter_of_Jeremiah" title="Letter of Jeremiah">Letter of Jeremiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Additions_to_Daniel" title="Additions to Daniel">Additions to Daniel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Susanna_(Book_of_Daniel)" title="Susanna (Book of Daniel)">Susanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Prayer_of_Azariah_and_Song_of_the_Three_Holy_Children" class="mw-redirect" title="The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children">Song of the Three Children</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bel_and_the_Dragon" title="Bel and the Dragon">Bel and the Dragon</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Eastern Orthodox & others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1_Esdras" title="1 Esdras">1 Esdras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_Esdras" title="2 Esdras">2 Esdras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prayer_of_Manasseh" title="Prayer of Manasseh">Prayer of Manasseh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psalm_151" title="Psalm 151">Psalm 151</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_Maccabees" title="3 Maccabees">3 Maccabees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Maccabees" title="4 Maccabees">4 Maccabees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Odes_(Bible)" title="Book of Odes (Bible)">Odes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Tewahedo" title="Orthodox Tewahedo">Orthodox Tewahedo</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Enoch" title="Book of Enoch">Enoch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Jubilees" title="Book of Jubilees">Jubilees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meqabyan" title="Meqabyan">1, 2, and 3 Meqabyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rest_of_the_Words_of_Baruch" title="Rest of the Words of Baruch">Paralipomena of Baruch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Tewahedo_biblical_canon#Broader_canon" title="Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon">Broader canon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Syriac <a href="/wiki/Peshitta" title="Peshitta">Peshitta</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Psalms_152%E2%80%93155" title="Psalms 152–155">Psalms 152–155</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_Baruch" title="2 Baruch">2 Baruch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Beta_Israel" title="Beta Israel">Beta Israel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Testaments_of_the_Three_Patriarchs" title="Testaments of the Three Patriarchs">Testaments of the Three Patriarchs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Testament_of_Abraham" title="Testament of Abraham">Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Testament_of_Isaac" title="Testament of Isaac">Isaac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Testament_of_Jacob" title="Testament of Jacob">Jacob</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Testament_canon" class="mw-redirect" title="New Testament canon">Canon</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew" title="Gospel of Matthew">Matthew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Mark" title="Gospel of Mark">Mark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Luke" title="Gospel of Luke">Luke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_John" title="Gospel of John">John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acts_of_the_Apostles" title="Acts of the Apostles">Acts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Romans" title="Epistle to the Romans">Romans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Epistle_to_the_Corinthians" title="First Epistle to the Corinthians">1 Corinthians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Epistle_to_the_Corinthians" title="Second Epistle to the Corinthians">2 Corinthians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Galatians" title="Epistle to the Galatians">Galatians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Ephesians" title="Epistle to the Ephesians">Ephesians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Philippians" title="Epistle to the Philippians">Philippians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Colossians" title="Epistle to the Colossians">Colossians</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Laodiceans" title="Epistle to the Laodiceans">Laodiceans</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians" title="First Epistle to the Thessalonians">1 Thessalonians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians" title="Second Epistle to the Thessalonians">2 Thessalonians</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1 Timothy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Epistle_to_Timothy" title="Second Epistle to Timothy">2 Timothy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_Titus" title="Epistle to Titus">Titus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_Philemon" title="Epistle to Philemon">Philemon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Hebrews" title="Epistle to the Hebrews">Hebrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_of_James" title="Epistle of James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Epistle_of_Peter" title="First Epistle of Peter">1 Peter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Epistle_of_Peter" title="Second Epistle of Peter">2 Peter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John" title="First Epistle of John">1 John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Epistle_of_John" title="Second Epistle of John">2 John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Epistle_of_John" title="Third Epistle of John">3 John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_of_Jude" title="Epistle of Jude">Jude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Revelation" title="Book of Revelation">Revelation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Antilegomena" title="Antilegomena">Antilegomena</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Paul" title="Acts of Paul">Acts of Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apocalypse_of_Peter" title="Apocalypse of Peter">Apocalypse of Peter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Didache" title="Didache">Didache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_the_Hebrews" title="Gospel of the Hebrews">Gospel of the Hebrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle_of_Barnabas" title="Epistle of Barnabas">Epistle of Barnabas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Epistle_of_Clement" title="First Epistle of Clement">1 Clement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Epistle_of_Clement" title="Second Epistle of Clement">2 Clement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Epistle_to_the_Corinthians" title="Third Epistle to the Corinthians">3 Corinthians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shepherd_of_Hermas" class="mw-redirect" title="Shepherd of Hermas">Shepherd of Hermas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Subdivisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chapters_and_verses_of_the_Bible" title="Chapters and verses of the Bible">Chapters and verses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torah#Pentateuch" title="Torah">Pentateuch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historical_books" title="Historical books">Historical books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wisdom_literature#Sapiential_Books" title="Wisdom literature">Wisdom books</a> (<a href="/wiki/Poetic_Books" title="Poetic Books">Poetic Books</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prophetic_books" title="Prophetic books">Prophetic books</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_prophet" title="Major prophet">Major prophets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelve_Minor_Prophets" title="Twelve Minor Prophets">Minor prophets</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel" title="Gospel">Gospels</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Gospels" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Gospels">List</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synoptic_Gospels" title="Synoptic Gospels">Synoptic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epistle" title="Epistle">Epistles</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_epistles" title="Pauline epistles">Pauline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johannine_epistles" title="Johannine epistles">Johannine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pastoral_epistles" title="Pastoral epistles">Pastoral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_epistles" title="Catholic epistles">Catholic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apocalyptic_literature" title="Apocalyptic literature">Apocalyptic literature</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Authorship_of_the_Bible" title="Authorship of the Bible">Authorship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_of_the_Hebrew_Bible_canon" title="Development of the Hebrew Bible canon">Jewish canon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intertestamental_period" title="Intertestamental period">Intertestamental period</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_of_the_Christian_biblical_canon" class="mw-redirect" title="Development of the Christian biblical canon">Christian canon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_of_the_Old_Testament_canon" title="Development of the Old Testament canon">Old Testament canon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_of_the_New_Testament_canon" title="Development of the New Testament canon">New Testament canon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antilegomena" title="Antilegomena">Antilegomena</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biblical_apocrypha" title="Biblical apocrypha">Apocrypha</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_apocrypha" title="Jewish apocrypha">Jewish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biblical_apocrypha" title="Biblical apocrypha">Old Testament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Testament_apocrypha" title="New Testament apocrypha">New Testament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pseudepigrapha" title="Pseudepigrapha">Pseudepigrapha</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Old_Testament_pseudepigrapha" title="List of Old Testament pseudepigrapha">Old Testament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dating_the_Bible" title="Dating the Bible">Dating the Bible</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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Text">Masoretic Text</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Categories_of_New_Testament_manuscripts" title="Categories of New Testament manuscripts">New Testament manuscript categories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Testament_papyri" title="List of New Testament papyri">New Testament papyri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Testament_uncials" title="List of New Testament uncials">New Testament uncials</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bible_version_debate" title="Bible version debate">Bible version debate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_English_Bible_translations" title="List of English Bible translations">English Bible translations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-canonical_books_referenced_in_the_Bible" title="Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible">Other books 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