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1 First, I tell you to pray for all people, asking God for what they need and being thankful to him.
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1 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--
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2 Pray for rulers and for all who have authority so that we can have quiet and peaceful lives full of worship and respect for God.
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2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
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3 This is good, and it pleases God our Savior,
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3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior,
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4 who wants all people to be saved and to know the truth.
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4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
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5 There is one God and one way human beings can reach God. That way is through Christ Jesus, who is himself human.
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5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
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6 He gave himself as a payment to free all people. He is proof that came at the right time.
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6 who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time.
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7 That is why I was chosen to tell the Good News and to be an apostle. (I am telling the truth; I am not lying.) I was chosen to teach those who are not Jews to believe and to know the truth.
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7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.
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8 So, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up their hands in a holy manner, without anger and arguments.
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8 I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.
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9 Also, women should wear proper clothes that show respect and self-control, not using braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes.
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9 I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
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10 Instead, they should do good deeds, which is right for women who say they worship God.
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10 but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
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11 Let a woman learn by listening quietly and being ready to cooperate in everything.
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11 A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.
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12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to listen quietly,
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12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
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13 because Adam was formed first and then Eve.
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13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
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14 And Adam was not tricked, but the woman was tricked and became a sinner.
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14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.
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15 But she will be saved through having children if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
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15 But women will be saved through childbearing--if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
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| Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
