Contemporary English Version Anglicised

1 Timothy 2:1-8 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. First of all, I ask you to pray for everyone. Ask God to help and bless them all, and tell God how thankful you are for each of them.

2. Pray for kings and others in power, so that we may live quiet and peaceful lives as we worship and honour God.

3. This kind of prayer is good, and it pleases God our Saviour.

4. God wants everyone to be saved and to know the whole truth, which is,

5. There is only one God,and Christ Jesusis the only onewho can bring usto God.Jesus was truly human,and he gave himselfto rescue all of us.

6. God showed us thisat the right time.

7. This is why God chose me to be a preacher and an apostle of the good news. I am telling the truth. I am not lying. God sent me to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth.

8. I want everyone everywhere to lift innocent hands towards heaven and pray, without being angry or arguing with each other.