1 Timothy 2:1-7

1So then, this is what I want to ask you first. Please pray for all people. Ask God to supply what they need. Ask God to help them. Thank God for what he does for everyone.

2Pray in that way for kings and for all rulers and people who have authority. Pray for God to help them, so that we may live our lives without trouble or danger. Then we can live in a good way that respects God and other people.

3It is good that we should pray like that. It makes God, our Saviour, happy.

4He wants to save all people. He wants everyone to know his message about what is true.

5There is only one God. There is also only one person who brings God and people together. That person is Christ Jesus, who became a man himself.

6He died as a sacrifice on behalf of all people, to pay the debt of their sins. He died at the proper time for God to show his purpose clearly.

7God chose me as his apostle, to tell this same message to people. I am telling you what is true. I am not telling lies! Yes, he sent me to teach his true message to the Gentiles, so that they would believe in him.