1Итак прежде всего прошу совершать молитвы, прошения, моления, благодарения за всех человеков,2за царей и за всех начальствующих, дабы проводить нам жизнь тихую и безмятежную во всяком благочестии и чистоте,3ибо это хорошо и угодно Спасителю нашему Богу,4Который хочет, чтобы все люди спаслись и достигли познания истины.5Ибо един Бог, един и посредник между Богом и человеками, человек Христос Иисус,6предавший Себя для искупления всех. [Таково было] в свое время свидетельство,7для которого я поставлен проповедником и Апостолом, – истину говорю во Христе, не лгу, – учителем язычников в вере и истине.8Итак желаю, чтобы на всяком месте произносили молитвы мужи, воздевая чистые руки без гнева и сомнения;9чтобы также и жены, в приличном одеянии, со стыдливостью и целомудрием, украшали себя не плетением [волос], не золотом, не жемчугом, не многоценною одеждою,10но добрыми делами, как прилично женам, посвящающим себя благочестию.11Жена да учится в безмолвии, со всякою покорностью;12а учить жене не позволяю, ни властвовать над мужем, но быть в безмолвии.13Ибо прежде создан Адам, а потом Ева;14и не Адам прельщен; но жена, прельстившись, впала в преступление;15впрочем спасется через чадородие, если пребудет в вере и любви и в святости с целомудрием.
1First, I want you to pray for all people. Ask God to help and bless them. Give thanks for them.2Pray for kings. Pray for everyone who is in authority. Pray that we can live peaceful and quiet lives. And pray that we will be godly and holy.3This is good, and it pleases God our Saviour.4He wants all people to be saved. He wants them to come to know the truth.5There is only one God. And there is only one go-between for God and human beings. He is the man Christ Jesus.6He gave himself to pay for the sins of all people. We have been told this message at just the right time.7I was appointed to be a messenger and an apostle to preach the good news. I am telling the truth. I’m not lying. God appointed me to be a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.8So I want the men in every place to pray. I want them to lift up holy hands. I don’t want them to be angry when they pray. I don’t want them to argue.9In the same way, I want the women to be careful how they dress. They should wear clothes that are right and proper. They shouldn’t wear their hair in very fancy styles. They shouldn’t wear gold or pearls. They shouldn’t wear clothes that cost a lot of money.10Instead, they should put on good works as if good works were their clothes. This is proper for women who claim to worship God.11When a woman is learning, she should be quiet. She should follow her leaders in every way.12I do not let women teach or take authority over a man. They must be quiet.13That’s because Adam was made first. Then Eve was made.14Adam was not the one who was tricked. The woman was tricked and became a sinner.15Will women be saved by having children? Only if they keep on believing, loving, and leading a holy life in a proper way.