1 timothy outline

1. Timothy’s Commission (1:1-20)

a. Paul’s Greeting to Timothy (1:1-2)

b. Correcting False Teachers (1:3-11)

c. God’s Grace to Paul (1:12-17)

d. Paul’s Charge to Timothy (1:18-20)

2. Instructions concerning the Church (2:1-6:21)

a. A Call to Prayer (2:1-8)

b. Instructions to Women (2:9-15)

c. Qualifications for Leaders (3:1-13)

i. Overseers (3:1-7)

ii. Deacons (3:8-13)

d. The Mystery of Godliness (3:14-16)

e. Instructions concerning False Teaching (4:1-16)

i. A Warning against Apostasy (4:1-5)

ii. A Good Servant of Jesus Christ (4:6-16)

f. Instructions concerning Different Groups (5:1-6:2)

i. Reproof and Respect: The Older and Younger (5:1-2)

ii. Honoring True Widows (5:3-16)

iii. Honoring Elders (5:17-20)

iv. A Charge to Timothy (5:21-25)

v. Serving with Honor (6:1-2)

g. Other Matters of Concern (6:3-19)

i. Reject False Doctrines (6:3-5)

ii. Godliness with Contentment (6:6-10)

iii. Fight the Good Fight: A Charge to Timothy (6:11-16)

iv. A Charge to the Rich (6:17-19)

h. Guard the Faith (6:20-21)