| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, | 1First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— |
| 2for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. | 2for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity. |
| 3This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, | 3This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, |
| 4who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. | 4who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. |
| 5For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, | 5For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, |
| 6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. | 6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time. |
| 7For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. | 7For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything. |
| 8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. | 8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. |
| 9Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, | 9Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, |
| 10but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. | 10but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God. |
| 11A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. | 11A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness. |
| 12But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. | 12I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet. |
| 13For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. | 13For Adam was formed first, and then Eve. |
| 14And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. | 14And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression. |
| 15But women will be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint. | 15Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control. |
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