“I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks be made for all men,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Timothy 2 contains 15 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.