New King James Version | International Standard Version |
1Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, | 1First of all, then, I urge you to offer to God petitions, prayers, intercessions, and expressions of thanks for all people, |
2for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. | 2for kings, and for everyone who has authority, so that we might lead a quiet and peaceful life with all godliness and dignity. |
3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, | 3This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, |
4who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. | 4who wants all people to be saved and to come to know the truth fully. |
5For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, | 5There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings—a human, the Messiah Jesus. |
6who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, | 6He gave himself as a ransom for everyone, the testimony at the proper time. |
7for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. | 7For 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. I am not lying.) |
8I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; | 8Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative. |
9in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, | 9Women, 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, |
10but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. | 10but through good actions. This is proper for women who claim to revere God. |
11Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. | 11Let a woman learn with a quiet spirit, and submissively. |
12And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. | 12Moreover, in the area of teaching, I am not allowing a woman to instigate conflict toward a man. Instead, she is to remain calm. |
13For Adam was formed first, then Eve. | 13For Adam was formed first, then Eve, |
14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. | 14and it was not Adam who was deceived. It was the woman who was deceived and became disobedient, |
15Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control. | 15even though she will be saved through the birth of the Child, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, along with good judgment. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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