2:1  First of all, then, I urge that entreaties {and} prayers, petitions {and} thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men,

2:2  for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

2:3  This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

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

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

2:6  who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony {given} at the proper time.

2:7  For 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.

2:8  Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.

2:9  Likewise, {I want} women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,

2:10  but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

2:11  A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.

2:12  But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

2:13  For it was Adam who was first created, {and} then Eve.

2:14  And {it was} not Adam {who} was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.

2:15  But {women} will be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint.