Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
First of all (prwton pantwn). Take with parakalw. My first request (first in importance).
Intercessions (enteuceiv). Late word (Polybius, Plutarch, etc.), only here in N.T. and 1 Timothy 4:5, though the verb entugxanw in Romans 8:27, Romans 8:34; Romans 11:2, Romans 11:25. The other three words for prayer are common (Philippians 4:6).
For all men (uper pantwn anqrwpwn). The scope of prayer is universal including all kinds of sinners (and saints).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 25:24
1 Timothy 4:5
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