1 Timothy 2

^{1 Timothy 2:1} First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

^{1 Timothy 2:2} for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.

^{1 Timothy 2:3} This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

^{1 Timothy 2:4} who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

^{1 Timothy 2:5} For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

^{1 Timothy 2:6} who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.

^{1 Timothy 2:7} 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.

^{1 Timothy 2:8} Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

^{1 Timothy 2:9} 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,

^{1 Timothy 2:10} but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

^{1 Timothy 2:11} A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.

^{1 Timothy 2:12} I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

^{1 Timothy 2:13} For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

^{1 Timothy 2:14} And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.

^{1 Timothy 2:15} Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.