1 Timothy 2

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• 1. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--
• 2. for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
• 3. This is good, and pleases God our Savior,
• 4. who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
• 5. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
• 6. who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time.
• 7. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.
• 8. I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.
• 9. I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
• 10. but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
• 11. A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.
• 12. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
• 13. For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
• 14. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.
• 15. But women will be saved through childbearing--if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.

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