| 2:1 | HERE then is my charge: First, supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings shoed be made on behalf of all men: |
| 2:2 | for kings and rulers in positions of responsibility, so that our common life may be lived in peace and quiet, with a proper sense of God and of our responsibility to him for what we do with our lives. |
| 2:3 | In the sight of God our saviour this is undoubtedly the right way to pray; |
| 2:4 | for his purpose is that all men should be saved and come to know the truth. |
| 2:5 | For there is only one God, and only one intermediary between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. |
| 2:6 | He gave himself as a ransom for all menan act of redemption which stands at all times as a witness to what he is. |
| 2:7 | I was appointed proclaimer and messenger of this to teach (I speak the sober truth; I do not lie) the gentile world to believe and know the truth. |
| 2:8 | Therefore, I want the man to pray in all the churches with sincerity, without resentment or doubt in their minds. |
| 2:9 | Similarly, the women should be dressed neatly, their adornment being modesty and seriousmindedness. It is not for them to have an elaborate hairstyle, jewelry of gold or pearls, or expensive clothes, |
| 2:10 | but, as becomes women who profess to believe in God, it is for them to show their faith by the way they live. |
| 2:11 | A woman should learn quietly and humbly. |
| 2:12 | Personally, I don't allow woman to teach, nor do I ever put them in authority over menI believe they should be quiet. |
| 2:13 | (My reasons are that man was created before woman. |
| 2:14 | Further, it was Eve and not Adam who was first deceived and fell into sin. |
| 2:15 | Nevertheless I believe that women will come safely through childbirth if they maintain a life of faith, love, holiness and modesty.) |
1 Timothy 2 - Philips NT in Modern English
