1 First of all, then, I urge you to offer to God a2:1 The Gk. lacks to God petitions, prayers, intercessions, and expressions of thanks for all people, ISV — 1Timothy 2:1
2 for kings, and for everyone who has authority, so that we might lead a quiet and peaceful life with all godliness and dignity. b2:2 Or seriousness ISV — 1Timothy 2:2
3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, ISV — 1Timothy 2:3
4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to know the truth fully. ISV — 1Timothy 2:4
5 There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings—a human, the Messiah c2:5 Or Christ Jesus. ISV — 1Timothy 2:5
6 He gave himself as a ransom for everyone, the testimony at the proper time. ISV — 1Timothy 2:6
7 For this reason I was appointed to be an announcer, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the gentiles. (I am telling you the truth. d2:7 Other mss. read the truth in the Messiah I am not lying.) ISV — 1Timothy 2:7
8 Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative. ISV — 1Timothy 2:8
9 Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes, not with elaborate hairstyles or by wearing gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, ISV — 1Timothy 2:9
10 but through good actions. This is proper for women who claim to revere God. ISV — 1Timothy 2:10
11 Let a woman learn with a quiet spirit, and submissively. ISV — 1Timothy 2:11
12 Moreover, in the area of teaching, I am not allowing a woman to instigate conflict toward a man. Instead, she is to remain calm. ISV — 1Timothy 2:12
13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve, ISV — 1Timothy 2:13
14 and it was not Adam who was deceived. It was the woman who was deceived and became disobedient, ISV — 1Timothy 2:14
15 even though she will be saved through the birth of the Child, e2:15 i.e. through the redemptive work of the incarnation; or through childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, along with good judgment. f2:15 Or modesty ISV — 1Timothy 2:15