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