| 1 | First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, |
| 2 | for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. |
| 3 | This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, |
| 4 | who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. |
| 5 | For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, |
| 6 | who gave himself a ransom for all — this was attested at the right time. |
| 7 | For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. |
| 8 | I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument; |
| 9 | also that the women should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable clothing, not with their hair braided, or with gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, |
| 10 | but with good works, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God. |
| 11 | Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. |
| 12 | I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent. |
| 13 | For Adam was formed first, then Eve; |
| 14 | and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. |
| 15 | Yet she will be saved through childbearing, provided they continue in faith and love and holiness, with modesty. |