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A Call to Prayer
1First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made in behalf of all people,
2for kings and all who are in [a]authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and [b]dignity.
3This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4who wants all people to be saved and to come to the [c]knowledge of the truth.
5For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony [d]given at [e]the proper time.
7For this I was appointed as a [f]preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Instructions for Believers
8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and dispute.
9Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, [g]modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive apparel,
10but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
11A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.
12But I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
13For it was Adam who was first [h]created, and then Eve.
14And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman was [i]deceived and [j]became a wrongdoer.
15But [k]women will be [l]preserved through [m]childbirth—if they continue in faith, love, and sanctity, with moderation.
2 Or
a high position 2 Or
seriousness 4 Or
recognition 6 Or to be given
6 Lit
its own times 7 Or
herald 9 Lit
with modesty 13 Or
formed 14 Or
thoroughly deceived 14 Lit
has become 15 Lit
she 15 Or
saved 15 Or
the childbirth; or
the bearing of children