| 1 And so I beg you, first of all, to make supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings for all men, |
| 2 for kings, and for all who are in high places, so that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and chastity. |
| 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, |
| 4 who wants all men to be saved and to arrive at an acknowledgment of the truth. |
| 5 For there is one God, and one mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus, |
| 6 who gave himself as a redemption for all, as a testimony in its proper time. |
| 7 Of this testimony, I have been appointed a preacher and an Apostle, (I speak the truth, I do not lie) as a teacher of the Gentiles, in faith and in truth. |
| 8 Therefore, I want men to pray in every place, lifting up pure hands, without anger or dissension. |
| 9 Similarly also, women should be dressed fittingly, adorning themselves with compunction and restraint, and not with plaited hair, nor gold, nor pearls, nor costly attire, |
| 10 but in a manner proper for women who are professing piety by means of good works. |
| 11 Let a woman learn in silence with all subjection. |
| 12 For I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to be in authority over a man, but to be in silence. |
| 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. |
| 14 And Adam was not seduced, but the woman, having been seduced, was in transgression. |
| 15 Yet she will be saved by bearing children, if she has continued in faith and love, and in sanctification accompanied by self-restraint. |
