1 Timothy 2
Paul urges prayers for all people, including kings and those in authority, so that believers may live peaceful and godly lives. He declares there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all.
1 TimothyChapter 2 of 615 versesBerean Standard Bible
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First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—
for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
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“For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!”
“The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.”
1 Timothy 2:51 Corinthians 8:6
“yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.”
“A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.”
1 Timothy 2:121 Corinthians 14:34
“Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.”
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