A Call to Prayer

First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made in behalf of all people,

for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.

But I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.

for bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all mankind, especially of believers.

Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

to the older women as mothers, and to the younger women as sisters, in all purity.

Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.

Instructions to Those Who Minister

All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.

Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers or sisters, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.

For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

I direct you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.