8I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.


In Context

5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

6 who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time.

7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.

8 I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.

9 I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

10 but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

1st Timothy 2:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:8I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up pure hands, without anger and contention.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:8I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:8I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.