| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, | 1First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, |
| 2for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. | 2for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. |
| 3This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, | 3This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, |
| 4who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. | 4who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. |
| 5For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, | 5For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, |
| 6who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. | 6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. |
| 7For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. | 7For 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. |
| 8I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; | 8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. |
| 9likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, | 9Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, |
| 10but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. | 10but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. |
| 11Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. | 11A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. |
| 12I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. | 12But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. |
| 13For Adam was formed first, then Eve; | 13For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. |
| 14and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. | 14And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. |
| 15Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control. | 15But women will be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint. |
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