<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><book><chapter number="2">'<verse number="1"><ESV><word seq="1">First<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">of all,<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">then,<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">I urge<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">that</word><word seq="6">supplications,<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">prayers,<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">intercessions,<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">and</word><word seq="10">thanksgivings<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">be made<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">for<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">all<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">people,<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
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<verse number="4"><ESV><word seq="1">who<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">desires<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">all<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">people<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">to be saved<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">and<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">to come<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">to<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">the knowledge<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">of the truth.<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="5"><ESV><word seq="1">For<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">there is</word><word seq="3">one<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">God,<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">and<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">there is</word><word seq="7">one<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">mediator<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">between</word><word seq="10">God<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">and<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">men,<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">the man<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">Christ<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">Jesus,<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="6"><ESV><word seq="1">who<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">gave<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">himself<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">as a ransom<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">for<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">all,<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">which is</word><word seq="8">the<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">testimony<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">given</word><word seq="11">at the proper<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">time.<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="7"><ESV><word seq="1">For<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">this<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">I<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">was appointed<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">a preacher<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">and<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">an apostle<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">( I am telling<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">the truth,<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">I am<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">not<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">lying ),<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">a teacher<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">of the Gentiles<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">in<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">faith<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word><word seq="17">and<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="18">truth.<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="8"><ESV><word seq="1">I desire<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">then<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">that</word><word seq="4">in<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">every<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">place<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">the<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">men<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">should pray,<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">lifting<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">holy<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">hands<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">without<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">anger<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">or<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">quarreling;<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="9"><ESV><word seq="1">likewise<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">also<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">that</word><word seq="4">women<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">should adorn<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">themselves<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">in<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">respectable<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">apparel,<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">with<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">modesty<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">and<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">self-control,<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">not<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">with<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">braided hair<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word><word seq="17">and<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="18">gold<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word><word seq="19">or<GreekSeq>18</GreekSeq></word><word seq="20">pearls<GreekSeq>19</GreekSeq></word><word seq="21">or<GreekSeq>20</GreekSeq></word><word seq="22">costly<GreekSeq>22</GreekSeq></word><word seq="23">attire,<GreekSeq>21</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="10"><ESV><word seq="1">but<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">with what<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">is proper<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">for women<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">who profess<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">godliness<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">— with<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">good<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">works.<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="11"><ESV><word seq="1">Let<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">woman<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">learn<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">quietly<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">with<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">all<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">submissiveness.<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="12"><ESV><word seq="1">I do<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">not<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">permit<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">a woman<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">to teach<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">or<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">to exercise authority over<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">a man;<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">rather,<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">she</word><word seq="11">is<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">to remain quiet.<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
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<verse number="14"><ESV><word seq="1">and<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">Adam<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">was<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">not<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">deceived,<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">but<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">the<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">woman<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">was deceived<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">and</word><word seq="11">became<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">a transgressor.<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="15"><ESV><word seq="1">Yet<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">she will be saved<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">through<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">childbearing<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">— if<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">they continue<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">in<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">faith<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">and<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">love<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">and<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">holiness,<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">with<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">self-control.<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse></chapter></book>