1 Timothy 2:1

1 The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

1 Timothy 2:1 In-Context

1 The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.
2 Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation.
3 This is the way our Savior God wants us to live.
4 He wants not only us but everyone saved, you know, everyone to get to know the truth we've learned:
5 that there's one God and only one, and one Priest-Mediator between God and us - Jesus,
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.