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Chapter 2
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1 First of all, then, I ask that supplications,
prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone,
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for kings and for all in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity.
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This is good and pleasing to God our savior,
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who wills everyone to be saved and to come to
knowledge of the truth.
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For there is one God. There is also one
mediator between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human,
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who gave himself as ransom for all. This was
the testimony 2 at the proper time.
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For this I was appointed preacher and apostle
(I am speaking the truth, I am not lying), teacher of the Gentiles in faith and
truth.
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3 It is my wish, then, that in every place the
men should pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.
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Similarly, (too,) women should adorn themselves
with proper conduct, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hairstyles
and gold ornaments, or pearls, or expensive clothes,
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but rather, as befits women who profess
reverence for God, with good deeds.
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A woman must receive instruction silently and
under complete control.
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I do not permit a woman to teach or to have
authority over a man. 4 She must be quiet.
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For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
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Further, Adam was not deceived, but the woman
was deceived and transgressed.
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But she will be saved through motherhood,
provided women persevere in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
1 [1-7] This marked insistence that
the liturgical prayer of the community concern itself with the needs of all,
whether Christian or not, and especially of those in authority, may imply that
a disposition existed at Ephesus to refuse prayer for pagans. In actuality,
such prayer aids the community to achieve peaceful relationships with
non-Christians (⇒ 1 Tim 2:2) and contributes to
salvation, since it derives its value from the presence within the community of
Christ, who is the one and only savior of all (⇒ 1 Tim
2:3-6). The vital apostolic mission to the Gentiles
(⇒ 1 Tim 2:7) reflects Christ's purpose of universal
salvation. ⇒ 1 Tim 2:5 contains what may well have
been a very primitive creed. Some interpreters have called it a Christian
version of the Jewish shema: "Hear, O Israel, the is our God, the alone .
. ." (⇒ Deut 6:4-5). The assertion in
⇒ 1 Tim 2:7, "I am speaking the truth, I am not
lying," reminds one of similar affirmations in ⇒ Romans
9:1; ⇒ 2 Cor 11:31; and
⇒ Gal 1:20.
2 [6] The testimony: to make sense of
this overly concise phrase, many manuscripts supply "to which" (or
"to whom"); two others add "was given." The translation has
supplied "this was."
3 [8-15] The prayer of the community
should be unmarred by internal dissension (⇒ 1 Tim
2:8); cf ⇒ Matthew 5:21-26;
⇒ 6:14; ⇒ Mark 11:25. At
the liturgical assembly the dress of women should be appropriate to the
occasion (⇒ 2 Tim 2:9); their chief adornment is to
be reputation for good works (⇒ 2 Tim 2:10). Women
are not to take part in the charismatic activity of the assembly
(⇒ 1 Tim 2:11-12; cf ⇒ 1 Cor
14:34) or exercise authority; their conduct there should reflect the
role of man's helpmate (⇒ 2 Tim 2:13; cf
⇒ Genesis 2:18) and not the later relationship of
Eve to Adam (⇒ 2 Tim 2:14; cf
⇒ Genesis 3:6-7). As long as women perform their role
as wives and mothers in faith and love, their salvation is assured
(⇒ 2 Tim 2:15).
4 [12] A man: this could also mean
"her husband."
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