New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 2

A Call to Prayer

1FirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413of allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thenοὖνounG3767,I urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870thatentreatiesδεήσεις,deēseisG1162andprayersπροσευχάς,proseuchasG4335,petitionsἐντεύξεις,enteuxeisG1783andthanksgivingsεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasG2169,be madeποιεῖσθαιpoieisthaiG4160on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,

2for kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935and allπάντωνpantōnG3956who are inauthorityὑπεροχῇhuperochēaG5247,soἵναinaG2443that we may leadδιάγωμενdiagōmenG1236a tranquilἤρεμονēremonG2263and quietἡσύχιονhēsuchionG2272lifeβίονbionG979in allπάσῃpasēG3956godlinessεὐσεβείᾳeusebeiaG2150anddignityσεμνότητι.semnotētiG4587.

3ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570and acceptableἀπόδεκτονapodektonG587in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316our SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990,

4whoὃςhosG3739desiresθέλειtheleiG2309allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444to besavedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982and tocomeἐλθεῖν.¶eltheinG2064to theknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.

5For there isoneΕἷςHeisG1520Godθεός,theosG2316, andoneεἷςheisG1520mediatorμεσίτηςmesitēsG3316alsoG2532between GodθεοῦtheouG2316and menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444, themanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,

6whogaveδοὺςdousG1325Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438as a ransomἀντίλυτρονantilutronG487for allπάντων,pantōnG3956, thetestimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142given atthe properἰδίοις,idioisG2398timeκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.

7For thisὃhoG3739I was appointedἐτέθηνetethēnG5087apreacherκῆρυξkēruxG2783andan apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652(I am tellingλέγωlegōG3004the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,I am not lyingψεύδομαι,pseudomaiG5574)as a teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320ofthe GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484in faithπίστειpisteiG4102and truthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767I wantΒούλομαιBoulomaiG1014the menἄνδραςandrasG435in everyπαντὶpantiG3956placeτόπῳtopōG5117to prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,liftingἐπαίρονταςepairontasG1869upholyὁσίουςhosiousG3741handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495,withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709and dissensionδιαλογισμοῦ·dialogismouG1261.

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9LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615, I wantwomenγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135to adornκοσμεῖνkosmeinG2885themselvesἑαυτάς,he'autasG1438with properκοσμίῳkosmiōG2887clothingκαταστολῇkatastolēaG2689,modestlyαἰδοῦςaidousG127and discreetlyσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997,not with braidedG4117hairG4117and goldχρυσίῳchrusiōG5553orἢēG2228pearlsμαργαρίταιςmargaritaisG3135orἢēG2228costlyπολυτελεῖ,poluteleiG4185garmentsἱματισμῷhimatismōG2441,

10but ratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235by meansδι᾽di᾽G1223of goodἀγαθῶν.agathōnG18worksἔργωνergōnG2041,as is properπρέπειprepeiG4241for womenγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135makingG1861a claimG1861to godlinessθεοσέβειαν,theosebeianG2317.

11A womanγυνὴgunēG1135must quietlyἡσυχίᾳhēsuchiaG2271receiveG3129instructionG3129with entireπάσῃpasēG3956submissivenessὑποταγῇ·hupotagēaG5292.

12But I do not allowἐπιτρέπωepitrepōG2010a womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321orοὐδὲoudeG3761exerciseG831authorityG831overG831a manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,but to remainG1510quietἡσυχίᾳ.hēsuchiaG2271.

13For it was AdamἈδὰμAdamG76who was firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413createdἐπλάσθη,eplasthēG4111, andthenεἶταeitaG1534EveΕὕα.HeuaG2096.

14And it wasnot AdamἈδὰμAdamG76whowas deceivedἠπατήθη,ēpatēthēG538, butthe womanγυνὴgunēG1135being deceivedἐξαπατηθεῖσαexapatētheisaG1818,fellγέγονεν·gegonenG1096into transgressionπαραβάσειparabaseiG3847.

15But women will bepreservedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982throughδιὰdiaG1223the bearingG5042of childrenG5042ifἐὰνeanG1437they continueμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306infaithπίστειpisteiG4102and loveἀγάπῃagapēG26and sanctityἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38withself-restraintσωφροσύνης.¶sōphrosunēsG4997.

A Call to Prayer

Women Instructed

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2