1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;

First of all, I ask you to pray much for all men and to give thanks for them.

2 f or kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

Pray for kings and all others who are in power over us so we might live quiet God-like lives in peace.

3 T his is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

It is good when you pray like this. It pleases God Who is the One Who saves.

4 w ho would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

He wants all people to be saved from the punishment of sin. He wants them to come to know the truth.

5 F or there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

There is one God. There is one Man standing between God and men. That Man is Christ Jesus.

6 w ho gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times;

He gave His life for all men so they could go free and not be held by the power of sin. God made this known to the world at the right time.

7 w hereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

This is why I was chosen to be a teacher and a missionary. I am to teach faith and truth to the people who do not know God. I am not lying but telling the truth. Women in the Church

8 I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

I want men everywhere to pray. They should lift up holy hands as they pray. They should not be angry or argue.

9 I n like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;

Christian women should not be dressed in the kind of clothes and their hair should not be combed in a way that will make people look at them. They should not wear much gold or pearls or clothes that cost much money.

10 b ut (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.

Instead of these things, Christian women should be known for doing good things and living good lives.

11 L et a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

Women should be quiet when they learn. They should listen to what men have to say.

12 B ut I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

I never let women teach men or be leaders over men. They should be quiet.

13 F or Adam was first formed, then Eve;

Adam was made first, then Eve.

14 a nd Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression:

Adam was not fooled by Satan; it was the woman who was fooled and sinned.

15 b ut she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

But women will be saved through the giving of birth to children if they keep on in faith and live loving and holy lives.