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¹Therefore first of all, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,

²for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

³This is good and acceptable before God our savior.

⁴He desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

⁵For there is one God, and there is one mediator for God and man, the man Christ Jesus.

⁶He gave himself as a ransom for all, as the testimony at the right time.

⁷For this purpose, I myself, was made a herald and an apostle. I am telling the truth. I am not lying. I am a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

⁸Therefore, I want men in every place to pray and to lift up holy hands without anger or arguing.

⁹Likewise, I want the women to dress themselves in proper clothing, with modesty and self-control. They should not have braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or expensive clothing.

¹⁰I want them to dress with what is appropriate for women who profess godliness through good works.

¹¹A woman should learn in silence and with all submission.

¹²I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to live in quietness.

¹³For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

¹⁴Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.

¹⁵However, she will be saved through bearing children, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with soundness of mind.