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Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,
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for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
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For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
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who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
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who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,
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for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle--I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying--a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
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I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;
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in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,