1 因此， 我劝你最重要的是要为万人、君王和一切有权位的恳求、祷告、代求和感恩， 好让我们可以敬虔庄重地过平静安稳的日子。 3 在我们的救主 神看来， 这是美好的， 可蒙悦纳的。 4 他愿意万人得救， 并且充分认识真理。 5 因为 神只有一位， 在 神和人中间也只有一位中保， 就是降世为人的基督耶稣。 6 他舍了自己作万人的赎价， 到了适当的时候， 这事就证实了。 7 为了这事， 我也被派作传道的和使徒（我说的是真话， 不是谎言）， 在信仰和真理上作外族人的教师。 8 因此， 我愿意男人没有忿怒， 没有争论， 举起圣洁的手随处祷告。 9 照样， 我也愿意女人以端正、娴淑、自律为装饰； 不要以鬈发、金饰、珠宝， 或名贵衣裳为装饰， 10 却要以善行作装饰， 这才配称为敬畏 神的女人。 11 女人应该安静而又完全顺服地学习。 12 我不准女人教训男人， 辖制男人； 女人总要安静。 13 因为先造的是亚当， 后造的是夏娃； 14 不是亚当受了引诱， 而是女人受了引诱， 陷在过犯里面。 15 然而女人要是常常存着信心、爱心、圣洁自律， 在她生育的事上必定得救。

1 I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men:2 for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,3 for this [is] right and acceptable before God our Saviour,4 who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;5 for one [is] God, one also [is] mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,6 who did give himself a ransom for all -- the testimony in its own times --7 in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.8 I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;9 in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,10 but -- which becometh women professing godly piety -- through good works.11 Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection,12 and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,13 for Adam was first formed, then Eve,14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, into transgression came,15 and she shall be saved through the child-bearing, if they remain in faith, and love, and sanctification, with sobriety.