1 Timothy 2:7-9

Contemporary English Version

^7 (A) This is why God chose me to be a preacher and an apostle of the good news. I am telling the truth. I am not lying. God sent me to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth.

⁸ I want everyone everywhere to lift innocent hands toward heaven and pray, without being angry or arguing with each other.

^9 (B) I would like for women to wear modest and sensible clothes. They should not have fancy hairdos, or wear expensive clothes, or put on jewelry made of gold or pearls.