1 Timothy 2:1 — 1 Timothy 3:16

1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that ^1apetitions, prayers, ²intercessions, thanksgivings be made on behalf of ^ball men;

2 On behalf of ^akings and all who are in high position, that we may lead a ¹quiet and tranquil life in all ^2bgodliness and ^3cgravity.

3 This is good and ^aacceptable in the sight of our ^bSavior God,

4 Who desires ^1aall men to be ^bsaved and to come to the ^2cfull knowledge of the ^dtruth.

5 For there is ^1aone God and one ^2bMediator of God and men, the ^3cman Christ Jesus,

6 Who ¹gave Himself as a ^2aransom for ^ball, the ^3ctestimony to be borne in ^dits own times.

7 For which I was ^aappointed a ¹herald and an apostle (I speak the truth; I do not ^blie), a ²teacher of the ^cGentiles in ^3dfaith and ^etruth.

8 I desire therefore that men ¹pray in every place, ^alifting up ²holy ^3bhands, without ⁴wrath and ^5creasoning;

9 Similarly, that women ^aadorn themselves in ¹proper clothing with ²modesty and ^3bsobriety, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly clothing,

10 But, what ^abefits women professing ^1bgodly reverence, by good works.

11 Let a woman learn in ^1aquietness in all ^2bsubjection;

12 But I do not permit a ^awoman to ¹teach or to assert authority over a man, but to be in ²quietness.

13 For ¹Adam was ²formed first, then Eve;

14 And ¹Adam was not deceived; but the ²woman, having been quite ^adeceived, has fallen into transgression.

15 But she will be saved through her ¹childbearing, if they remain in ^2afaith and love and ^bholiness with ^csobriety.

CHAPTER 3

1 ^aFaithful is the word: If anyone ¹aspires to the ²overseership, he desires a good work.

2 ^aThe ^1boverseer then must be ²without reproach, the ³husband of ^cone wife, ^4dtemperate, ⁵of a ^esober mind, ⁶orderly, ^7fhospitable, ⁸apt to ^gteach;

3 ¹Not an ^aexcessive drinker; ²not a striker, but ^3bgentle; ^4cnot contentious; ⁵not ^dfond of money;

4 One who ^1amanages well his own house, having his children in subjection with all ^2bgravity

5 (But if one does not know how to manage his own house, how will he care for the ^achurch of God?);

6 Not a ¹new convert, lest being ^2ablinded with pride he fall into the ³judgment suffered by the devil.

7 And he also must have a ^1agood testimony from ²those outside, that he may not fall into reproach and the ^3bsnare of the ⁴devil.

8 ^1aDeacons must similarly be grave, ²not double-tongued, ³not ^baddicted to much wine, ⁴not ^cgreedy for base gain;

9 ^aHolding the ^1bmystery of the ^cfaith in a ^2dpure conscience.

10 And these also must first ¹be ^aproved; then let them ²minister if they are ^3bunreprovable.

11 ¹Women similarly must be grave, ²not ^aslanderers, ^3btemperate, ⁴faithful in all things.

12 Deacons must be ¹husbands of ^aone wife, ^2bmanaging their children and their own houses well.

13 For those who have ¹ministered well obtain for themselves a ²good standing and ³much boldness in ^afaith, which is in Christ Jesus.

14 These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly.

15 But if I delay, I write that you may know ¹how one ought to conduct himself in the ^2ahouse of God, which is the ^bchurch of the ^3cliving God, the ^4dpillar and base of the ^5etruth.

16 And ¹confessedly, great is the ^2amystery of ^bgodliness: ³He who was ^4cmanifested in the ^dflesh, ⁵Justified in the Spirit, ⁶Seen by angels, ⁷Preached among the nations, ⁸Believed on in the world, ⁹Taken up in glory.