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. |