Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For this good and acceptable before our Saviour God;
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;
Holman Bible
This is good, and it pleases God our Savior,
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,
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 them being in eminence; that we may lead a gentle and quiet life, in all devotion and gravity. 3 For this good and acceptable before our Saviour God; 4 Who wills all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:1
Paul, the sent of Jesus Christ according to the command of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, our hope;
Luke 1:47
And my Spirit rejoiced in God my Saviour.
1 Timothy 5:4
And if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious to their own house, and to return recompenses to their progenitors: for this is good and acceptable before God.
Isaiah 45:21
Announce ye, and bring near; also ye shall take counsel together: who caused this to be heard from of old, from then announcing it? was it not I Jehovah? and no God more beside me; a just God and Saviour; none beside me.
Romans 12:1-2
I Beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, your reasonable service.
Romans 14:18
For he in these serving Christ, pleasing to God, and acceptable to men.
Ephesians 5:9-10
(For the fruit of the Spirit in all goodness and justice and truth.;)
Philippians 1:11
Filled with the fruits of justice, by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 4:18
And I have all, and abound: I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a smell of sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God.
Colossians 1:10
For you to walk worthy of the Lord in all pleasing behavior, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Therefore as to the rest, brethren we ask you, and beseech in the Lord Jesus, as ye received from us how ye must walk and please God, that ye may more abound.
2 Timothy 1:9
Who having saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, given us in Christ Jesus before eternal times,
Hebrews 13:16
And the doing good and mutual participation forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
1 Peter 2:5
And ye yourselves are built, as living stones, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to bring up spiritual sacrifice; acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:20
For what glory, if, sinning and being cuffed, ye endure? but if, doing good, and suffering, ye endure, this is grace with God.