1 Timothy 2 - Bible in Basic English with Greek
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1 My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men; | ![]() | 1 παρακαλῶ οὗν πρῶτον πάντων ποιεῖσθαι δεήσεις, προσευχάς, ἐντεύξεις, εὐχαριστίας, ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, |
2 For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour. | ![]() | 2 ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων, ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι. |
3 This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour; | ![]() | 3 τοῦτο καλὸν καὶ ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν θεοῦ, |
4 Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true. | ![]() | 4 ὃς πάντας ἀνθρώπους θέλει σωθῆναι καὶ εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας ἐλθεῖν. |
5 For there is one God and one peacemaker between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, | ![]() | 5 εἷς γὰρ θεός, εἷς καὶ μεσίτης θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄνθρωπος χριστὸς ἰησοῦς, |
6 Who gave himself as an offering for all; witness of which was to be given at the right time; | ![]() | 6 ὁ δοὺς ἑαυτὸν ἀντίλυτρον ὑπὲρ πάντων, τὸ μαρτύριον καιροῖς ἰδίοις· |
7 And of this I became a preacher and an Apostle (what I say is true, not false,) and a teacher of the Gentiles in the true faith. | ![]() | 7 εἰς ὃ ἐτέθην ἐγὼ κῆρυξ καὶ ἀπόστολος _ ἀλήθειαν λέγω, οὐ ψεύδομαι _ διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀληθείᾳ. |
8 It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument. | ![]() | 8 βούλομαι οὗν προσεύχεσθαι τοὺς ἄνδρας ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ, ἐπαίροντας ὁσίους χεῖρας χωρὶς ὀργῆς καὶ διαλογισμοῦ· |
9 And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price; | ![]() | 9 ὡσαύτως [καὶ] γυναῖκας ἐν καταστολῇ κοσμίῳ μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ σωφροσύνης κοσμεῖν ἑαυτάς, μὴ ἐν πλέγμασιν καὶ χρυσίῳ ἢ μαργαρίταις ἢ ἱματισμῶ πολυτελεῖ, |
10 But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God. | ![]() | 10 ἀλλ᾽ ὃ πρέπει γυναιξὶν ἐπαγγελλομέναις θεοσέβειαν, δι᾽ ἔργων ἀγαθῶν. |
11 Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority. | ![]() | 11 γυνὴ ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ μανθανέτω ἐν πάσῃ ὑποταγῇ· |
12 In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet. | ![]() | 12 διδάσκειν δὲ γυναικὶ οὐκ ἐπιτρέπω, οὐδὲ αὐθεντεῖν ἀνδρός, ἀλλ᾽ εἶναι ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ. |
13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve; | ![]() | 13 ἀδὰμ γὰρ πρῶτος ἐπλάσθη, εἶτα εὕα· |
14 And Adam was not taken by deceit, but the woman, being tricked, became a wrongdoer. | ![]() | 14 καὶ ἀδὰμ οὐκ ἠπατήθη, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἐξαπατηθεῖσα ἐν παραβάσει γέγονεν. |
15 But if they go on in faith and love and holy self-control, she will be kept safe at the time of childbirth. | ![]() | 15 σωθήσεται δὲ διὰ τῆς τεκνογονίας, ἐὰν μείνωσιν ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ καὶ ἁγιασμῶ μετὰ σωφροσύνης. |
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