Thematic Bible
1 Timothy 2:1 (show verse)
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be offered for every one,
1 Timothy 2:2 (show verse)
especially for kings and all who are in high positions, in order that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in a deeply religious and reverent spirit.
1 Timothy 2:3 (show verse)
This will be good and acceptable in the eyes of God, our Savior,
1 Timothy 2:4 (show verse)
whose will is that every one should be saved, and attain to a full knowledge of the Truth.
1 Timothy 2:5 (show verse)
There is but one God, and one mediator between God and men--the man, Christ Jesus,
1 Timothy 2:6 (show verse)
who gave himself as a ransom on behalf of all men. This must be our testimony, as opportunities present themselves;
1 Timothy 2:7 (show verse)
and it was for this that I was myself appointed a Herald and an Apostle (I am telling the simple truth and no lie)--a Teacher of the Gentiles in the Faith and Truth.
1 Timothy 2:8 (show verse)
My desire, then, is that it should be the custom everywhere for the men to lead the prayers, with hands reverently uplifted, avoiding heated controversy.
1 Timothy 2:9 (show verse)
I also desire that women should adorn themselves with appropriate dress, worn quietly and modestly, and not with wreaths or gold ornaments for the hair, or pearls, or costly clothing,
1 Timothy 2:10 (show verse)
but--as is proper for women who profess to be religious--with good actions.
1 Timothy 2:11 (show verse)
A woman should listen silently to her teachers, and show them all deference.
1 Timothy 2:12 (show verse)
I do not consent to a woman's becoming a teacher, or exercising authority over a man; she ought to be silent.
1 Timothy 2:13 (show verse)
Adam was formed first, not Eve.
1 Timothy 2:14 (show verse)
And it was not Adam who was deceived; it was the woman who was entirely deceived and fell into sin.
1 Timothy 2:15 (show verse)
But women will find their salvation in motherhood, if they never abandon faith, love, or holiness, and behave with modesty.