## Exhortation to Prayer 

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First of all, then, I exhort that petitions _and_ prayers, requests _and_ thanksgivings, be made for all men, 

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for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 

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This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 

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who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth. 

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For there is one God, _and_ one mediator also between God and men, _the_ man Christ Jesus, 

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who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the witness for this proper time. 

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For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 

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Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. 

## Instructions for Women 

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Likewise, _I want_ women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, with modesty and self-restraint, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly clothing, 

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but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women professing godliness. 

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A woman must learn in quietness, in all submission. 

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But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. 

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For it was Adam who was first formed, _and_ then Eve. 

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And _it was_ not Adam _who_ was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into trespass. 

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But she will be saved through the bearing of children, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with self-restraint.