Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
This is good, and it pleases God our Savior,
New American Standard Bible
This is good and acceptable in the sight of
King James Version
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
International Standard Version
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
A Conservative Version
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
American Standard Version
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Amplified
This [kind of praying] is good and acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
An Understandable Version
This is good and acceptable [behavior] in the sight of God our Savior,
Anderson New Testament
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
Bible in Basic English
This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;
Common New Testament
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
Daniel Mace New Testament
for such offices are commendable, and agreeable to God our saviour,
Darby Translation
for this is good and acceptable before our Saviour God,
Godbey New Testament
This is beautiful and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Goodspeed New Testament
It is right to do this, and it pleases God our Savior,
John Wesley New Testament
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,
Julia Smith Translation
For this good and acceptable before our Saviour God;
King James 2000
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
Lexham Expanded Bible
This [is] good and acceptable before God our Savior,
Modern King James verseion
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For that is good and accepted in the sight of god our saviour,
Moffatt New Testament
it is good to pray thus, it is acceptable to our Saviour,
Montgomery New Testament
For this is good and pleasing in the eyes of our Saviour God,
NET Bible
Such prayer for all is good and welcomed before God our Savior,
New Heart English Bible
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
Noyes New Testament
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,
Sawyer New Testament
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,
The Emphasized Bible
This, is comely and acceptable before our Saviour God,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this is becoming, and acceptable before God our Saviour;
Twentieth Century New Testament
This will be good and acceptable in the eyes of God, our Savior,
Webster
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
Weymouth New Testament
This is right, and is pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour,
Williams New Testament
This is the right thing to do and it pleases God our Saviour,
World English Bible
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
Worrell New Testament
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
Worsley New Testament
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour:
Youngs Literal Translation
for this is right and acceptable before God our Saviour,
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions To Pray For All People
2
for kings and all those who are in authority,
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:1
Paul,
Luke 1:47
1 Timothy 5:4
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to practice godliness toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.
Isaiah 45:21
yes, let them take counsel together.
Who predicted this long ago?
Who announced it from ancient times?
Was it not I, Yahweh?
There is no other God but Me,
a righteous God and Savior;
there is no one except Me.
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you
Romans 14:18
Whoever serves Christ
Ephesians 5:9-10
for the fruit of the light
Philippians 1:11
filled with the fruit
Philippians 4:18
But I have received everything in full,
Colossians 1:10
so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God—as you are doing
2 Timothy 1:9
with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.
Hebrews 13:16
Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
1 Peter 2:5
you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
1 Peter 2:20
For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer,