1 Timothy 2:8

⁶ who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.

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.

Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

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,

¹⁰ but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
KJV: I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
WEB: I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.
ASV: I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.
DARBY: I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.
BLB: Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.

ÅB: Jeg vil altså at mennene på hvert sted skal be så at de oppløfter hellige hender, uten vrede og trette;
OTB: Derfor ønsker jeg at mennene på hvert sted skal be, løfte opp hellige hender, uten sinne og krangel.
B1930: Jeg vil altså at mennene på hvert sted skal bede så at de opløfter hellige hender, uten vrede og trette;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 134:2
Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
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Psalms 63:4
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
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Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Titus 3:8
This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
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James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Luke 24:50
When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
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1 Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
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John 4:23–24
But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
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