1 Timothy 2:3

Young's Literal Translation

for this [is] right and acceptable before God our Saviour,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is good, and it pleases God our Savior,

King James Version (1611)
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour,

King James Version
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

English Standard Version
This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

New American Standard Bible
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

New Century Version
This is good, and it pleases God our Savior,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

Legacy Standard Bible
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

Berean Standard Bible
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

Contemporary English Version
This kind of prayer is good, and it pleases God our Savior.

Complete Jewish Bible
This is what God, our Deliverer, regards as good; this is what meets his approval.

Darby Translation
for this is good and acceptable before our Saviour God,

Easy-to-Read Version
This is good and pleases God our Savior.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For this is good & acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour,

George Lamsa Translation
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour:

Good News Translation
This is good and it pleases God our Savior,

Lexham English Bible
This is good and acceptable before God our Savior,

Literal Translation
For this is good and acceptable before God our Savior,

Amplified Bible
This [kind of praying] is good and acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

American Standard Version
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

Bible in Basic English
This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

Hebrew Names Version
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God, our Savior;

International Standard Version
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,Romans 12:2; 1 Timothy 1:1; 5:4; 2 Timothy 1:9;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
For this is good and acceptable before Aloha our Saviour;

Murdock Translation
For this is good and acceptable before God our life-giver;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For that is good and accepted in the syght of God our sauiour,

English Revised Version
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

World English Bible
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God, our Savior;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,

Weymouth's New Testament
This is right, and is pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For this thing is good and acceptid bifor God,

Update Bible Version
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;

Webster's Bible Translation
For this [is] good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;

New English Translation
Such prayer for all is good and welcomed before God our Savior,

New King James Version
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

New Living Translation
This is good and pleases God our Savior,

New Life Bible
It is good when you pray like this. It pleases God Who is the One Who saves.

New Revised Standard
This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
This, is comely and acceptable before our Saviour God,

Douay-Rheims Bible
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,

Revised Standard Version
This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For that is good and accepted in the sight of god oure savioure

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For that is good and accepted in ye sighte of God oure Sauioure,

Mace New Testament (1729)
for such offices are commendable, and agreeable to God our saviour,

Simplified Cowboy Version
These two things are what make the Boss smile.

Contextual Overview

¹ I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: ² for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity, ³ for this [is] right and acceptable before God our Saviour, ⁴ who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth; ⁵ for one [is] God, one also [is] mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus, ⁶ who did give himself a ransom for all -- the testimony in its own times -- ⁷ in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth. ⁸ I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

this: 1 Timothy 5:4, Romans 12:1, Romans 12:2, Romans 14:18, Ephesians 5:9, Ephesians 5:10, Philippians 1:11, Philippians 4:18, Colossians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, Hebrews 13:16, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:20

God: 1 Timothy 1:1, Isaiah 45:21, Luke 1:47, 2 Timothy 1:9

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 3:9 - fear John 5:34 - that Acts 4:19 - Whether 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - in the Titus 1:3 - God Titus 3:4 - God

Cross-References

Genesis 2:2
and God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made.

Genesis 2:3
And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.

Genesis 2:4
These [are] births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens;

Genesis 2:7
And Jehovah God formeth the man -- dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

Genesis 2:8
And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

Genesis 2:10
And a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted, and hath become four chief [rivers];

Genesis 2:11
the name of the one [is] Pison, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold [is],

Genesis 2:12
and the gold of that land [is] good, there [is] the bdolach and the shoham stone;

Genesis 2:13
and the name of the second river [is] Gibon, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

Genesis 2:14
and the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel, it [is] that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is Phrat.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour. Not only to live peaceably and quietly under the government men are, since that is the ordination of God, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly, which his grace teaches; but to pray for all sorts of men, and for those who are set in the highest place of government, even though enemies and persecutors: this is good in itself, and in the sight of an omniscient God, who sees not as man seeth; and it is acceptable unto him through Jesus Christ, by whom every sacrifice of prayer or praise is so; for by God our Saviour is meant God the Father, who is the Saviour of all men, in a way of providence, and the Saviour of all the elect in a way of special grace; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For this is good and acceptable - That is, it is good and acceptable to God that we should pray for all people. The reason is, that he desires their salvation, and hence it is agreeable to him that we should pray for it. If there were no provision made for their salvation, or if he was unwilling that they should be saved, it could not be agreeable to him that we should offer prayer for them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Timothy 2:3. This is good and acceptable — Prayer for all legally constituted authorities is good in itself, because useful to ourselves and to the public at large, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; and this is its highest sanction and its highest character: it is good; it is well pleasing to God.