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1 I urge then, first of all that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving should be offered for everyone, |
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2 for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live peaceful and quiet lives with all devotion and propriety. |
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3 To do this is right, and acceptable to God our Saviour: |
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4 he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. |
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5 For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and humanity, himself a human being, Christ Jesus, |
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6 who offered himself as a ransom for all. This was the witness given at the appointed time, |
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7 of which I was appointed herald and apostle and -- I am telling the truth and no lie -- a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth. |
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8 In every place, then, I want the men to lift their hands up reverently in prayer, with no anger or argument. |
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9 Similarly, women are to wear suitable clothes and to be dressed quietly and modestly, without braided hair or gold and jewellery or expensive clothes; |
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10 their adornment is to do the good works that are proper for women who claim to be religious. |
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11 During instruction, a woman should be quiet and respectful. |
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12 I give no permission for a woman to teach or to have authority over a man. A woman ought to be quiet, |
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13 because Adam was formed first and Eve afterwards, |
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14 and it was not Adam who was led astray but the woman who was led astray and fell into sin. |
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15 Nevertheless, she will be saved by child-bearing, provided she lives a sensible life and is constant in faith and love and holiness. |
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