1 Timothy 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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For 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.

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

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Likewise, 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,

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

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A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.

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

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For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

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

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