1 Timothy 2 in the early church
639 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Timothy 2, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15
1 Timothy 2:1
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—
1 Timothy 2:2
for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
1 Timothy 2:3
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tim 2:3 | 1 Clement 7.3 · Clement of Rome | echo, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| 1 Tim 2:3 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.31.3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| 1 Tim 2:3 | Letter 149.17 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Tim 2:3 | Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love) 103 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 421–423 |
1 Timothy 2:4
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
1 Timothy 2:6
who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
1 Timothy 2:7
For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
1 Timothy 2:8
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tim 2:8 | 1 Clement 29.1 · Clement of Rome | echo, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | A Plea for the Christians 13 · Athenagoras | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 176–180 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Apology 30 · Tertullian | echo, low confidence | ca. 197 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Prayer 13 · Tertullian | echo, medium confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Prayer 23 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Prayer 24 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Dice-Players 11 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Commentary on Daniel 3.24 · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 202-204 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | PG 12:1285 (Ps 27 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | PG 12:1645 (Ps 132–133 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Commentary on John 28.36 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Prayer 2.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Prayer 8.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Prayer 9.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Prayer 31.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Prayer 31.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Exodus 3.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Exodus 11.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Joshua 5.6 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Leviticus 13.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Numbers 26.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Jeremiah 5.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 1.89 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Against Celsus 3.60 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Against Celsus 7.44 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 69 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Commentary on Romans 6.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Commentary on Romans 9.42 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Commentary on Romans 10.15 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Cib. 11 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Poem 6 (To Flavius Felix on the Resurrection of the Dead), lines 378–406 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | 4th-5th cent. (disputed) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Tricennial Oration (In Praise of Constantine) 9.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | echo, low confidence | 335–336 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Moral Rules (Moralia) 57 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-370 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Tractates on the Psalms 140.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Oration 40.37 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:8 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On the Destruction of Jerusalem 3.14 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On Cain and Abel 1.38 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 375-378 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Canons on the Letters of Paul 59 · Priscillian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–400 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Exposition of Psalm 118 1.5.1 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Exposition of Psalm 118 6.8.1 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Matthew 19.11 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Matthew 23.4 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Homilies on Matthew 51.5 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.66.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| 1 Tim 2:8–15 | Against Jovinianus 1.27 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | 393 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 118–124 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | On the Christian Life 11 · Fastidius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 411-430 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | The Institutes 8.13 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | The Conferences 9.3 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| 1 Tim 2:8 | The Conferences 9.6 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Sentences of Sextus 235 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 2nd-early 3rd cent. |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | The Instructor 2.12.127 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | The Instructor 3.11.66 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Prophetic Extracts 39.1 · Clement of Alexandria | echo, medium confidence | ca. 200 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Miscellanies 2.23.143 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Miscellanies 2.23.146 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On Prayer 20 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On the Crown 14 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 211 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On Prayer 2.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On Prayer 9.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Homilies on Numbers 2.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Instructions 2.18 · Commodian | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Instructions 2.19 · Commodian | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On the Good of Modesty 12 · Novatian | echo, medium confidence | mid-3rd cent. (disputed) |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 1.89 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| 1 Tim 2:9–10 | To Quirinus 3.36 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On the Dress of Virgins 8 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 249 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Canons of Hippolytus, canon 17 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | 4th century |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Homilies 13.16 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Catechetical Lecture 4.29 · Cyril of Jerusalem | echo, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Moral Rules (Moralia) 47 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-370 |
| 1 Tim 2:9–10 | Moralia 73.73.5 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-370 |
| 1 Tim 2:9–10 | Letter 387 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, low confidence | ca. 360–390 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Oration 8.10 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Tractates 1.10.3 · Zeno of Verona | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| 1 Tim 2:9–12 | Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:9–10 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Letter 148.27 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Fragment 3 · Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380–414 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Canons on the Letters of Paul 59 · Priscillian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–400 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On Naboth 26 · Ambrose | allusion, low confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On the Duties of the Clergy 1.18 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On the Duties of the Clergy 1.45 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Exposition of Psalm 118 1.5.1 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| 1 Tim 2:9–10 | Letter 245.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Letter 262.9 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Homilies on Matthew 17.3 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Homilies on Matthew 49.5 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Homilies on Matthew 89.2 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Homily 7 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| 1 Tim 2:9–10 | Sermon 161.11 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Poem 25, lines 32–64 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Letters 23.24 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On the Good of Marriage 14 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 401 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | On the Soul and Its Origin 1.29 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–420 |
| 1 Tim 2:9 | Commonitorium 1.541–570 · Orientius of Auch | echo, low confidence | ca. 420-450 |
1 Timothy 2:10
but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tim 2:10 | The Instructor 2.12.127 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | On Prayer 2.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | On Prayer 9.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | Instructions 2.18 · Commodian | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | On the Dress of Virgins 8 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 249 |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | Letter 148.27 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | Ancoratus 109.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | Canons on the Letters of Paul 59 · Priscillian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–400 |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | On the Good of Marriage 14 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 401 |
| 1 Tim 2:10 | On the Soul and Its Origin 1.29 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–420 |
1 Timothy 2:11
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tim 2:11–14 | To Quirinus 3.46 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| 1 Tim 2:11–15 | Moralia 73.73.6 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-370 |
| 1 Tim 2:11 | On the Christian Faith 5.13 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| 1 Tim 2:11–12 | Canon 1 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 380 |
1 Timothy 2:12
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tim 2:13 | On the Soul 36 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 210 |
| 1 Tim 2:13–14 | Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:34 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| 1 Tim 2:13–15 | Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:13–15 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| 1 Tim 2:13 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 1.14.5 · Ambrose | echo, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| 1 Tim 2:13 | Literal Commentary on Genesis 10.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 401–415 |
| 1 Tim 2:13–14 | Literal Commentary on Genesis 11.42 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 401–415 |
1 Timothy 2:14
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
1 Timothy 2:15
Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Miscellanies 3.12.90 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Homilies on Joshua 22.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Homilies on Numbers 20.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Homilies on Jeremiah 4.5 · Origen | echo, low confidence | ca. 240 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 0.74 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.133 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 43 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Commentary on Matthew 17.31 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Commentary on Romans 4.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Treatise on the Mysteries 1.3.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Treatise on the Mysteries 1.3.6 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | On Virginity 13 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–371 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Letter 79.7 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Letter 107.6 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 46.3.10 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Canons on the Letters of Paul 57 · Priscillian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–400 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Eleven Tractates 1.23 · Priscillian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–385 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.20.4 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.37.4 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | Homily 14.1 on 1 Timothy · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 392-397 |
| 1 Tim 2:15 | On the Trinity 12.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–419 |