Prayer for All People

2:1 First of all, then, I urge that requests,1 prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,2 2:2 even for kings3 and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 2:3 Such prayer for all4 is good and welcomed before God our Savior, 2:4 since he wants5 all people6 to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 2:5 For there is one God and one intermediary7 between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,8 2:6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time.9 2:7 For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle—I am telling the truth;10 I am not lying—and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 2:8 So I want the men11 to pray12 in every place, lifting up holy hands13 without anger or dispute.