1 Timothy 2

¹First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, [and] thanksgiving be offered for everyone —

²for kings and all those in authority — so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.

³This [is] good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

⁴who wants everyone to be saved and to come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.

⁵For [there is] one God, and [there is] one mediator between God and men, [the] man Christ Jesus,

⁶who gave Himself [as] a ransom for all — the testimony that was given at just the right time.

⁷For [this reason] I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, [and] a faithful and true teacher of [the] Gentiles. I am telling [the] truth; [I am] not lying [ about anything ].

⁸Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger [or] dissension.

⁹Likewise, [I want] [the] women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and [with] self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

¹⁰but with good deeds, [as] is proper for women [who] profess to worship God.

¹¹A woman must learn in quietness [and] full submissiveness.

¹²I do not permit a woman to teach [or] to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

¹³For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

¹⁴And [it was] not Adam [who] was deceived, but the woman [who] was deceived [and] fell into transgression.

¹⁵Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.