New Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Timothy 2:8
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Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
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I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
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I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.
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Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
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1 Timothy 2
6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
7 For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
9 Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
10 but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
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