1 Timothy 2:1–15

A Call to Prayer

¹First of all, then, I urge that ^aentreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men,

^2afor kings and all who are in ¹authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and ²dignity.

³This is good and acceptable in the sight of ^aGod our Savior,

^4awho desires all men to be ^bsaved and to ^ccome to the ¹knowledge of the truth.

⁵For there is ^aone God, and ^bone mediator also between God and men, the ^cman Christ Jesus,

⁶who ^agave Himself as a ransom for all, the ^btestimony ¹given at ^2cthe proper time.

^7aFor this I was appointed a ¹preacher and ^ban apostle (^cI am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of ^dthe Gentiles in faith and truth.

⁸Therefore ^aI want the men ^bin every place to pray, ^clifting up ^dholy hands, without wrath and dissension.

Women Instructed

⁹Likewise, I want ^awomen to adorn themselves with proper clothing, ¹modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,

¹⁰but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

^11aA woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.

^12aBut I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

^13aFor it was Adam who was first ¹created, and then Eve.

¹⁴And it was not Adam who was deceived, but ^athe woman being deceived, ¹fell into transgression.

¹⁵But women will be ¹preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in ^afaith and love and sanctity with ²self-restraint.