[1] First, I tell you to pray for all people, asking God for what they need and being thankful to him. [2] Pray for rulers and for all who have authority so that we can have quiet and peaceful lives full of worship and respect for God. [3] This is good, and it pleases God our Savior, [4] who wants all people to be saved and to know the truth. [5] There is one God and one mediator so that human beings can reach God. That way is through Christ Jesus, who is himself human. [6] He gave himself as a payment to free all people. He is proof that came at the right time. [7] That is why I was chosen to tell the Good News and to be an apostle. (I am telling the truth; I am not lying.) I was chosen to teach those who are not Jews to believe and to know the truth. [8] So, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up their hands in a holy manner, without anger and arguments. [9] Also, women should wear proper clothes that show respect and self-control, not using braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes. [10] Instead, they should do good deeds, which is right for women who say they worship God. [11] Let a woman learn by listening quietly and being ready to cooperate in everything. [12] But I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to listen quietly, [13] because Adam was formed first and then Eve. [14] And Adam was not tricked, but the woman was tricked and became a sinner. [15] But she will be saved through having children if she continues in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
