2:1  I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—

2:2  for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

2:3  This is good, and pleases God our Savior,

2:4  who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

2:5  For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

2:6  who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time.

2:7  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.

2:8  I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.

2:9  I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

2:10  but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

2:11  A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.

2:12  I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

2:13  For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

2:14  And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.

2:15  But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.