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1 Timothy 2:2
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1
for
kings
and
all
who are in
authority
,
so
that we may
lead
a
tranquil
and
quiet
life
in
all
godliness
and
dignity
.
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First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men,
2
for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
3
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4
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 also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
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1.
Ezra 6:10
;
Romans 13:1
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[a].
Or "a high position"
[b].
Or "seriousness"
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