1) According to v1-2 for whom and for what should we pray? How does this relate to Romans 13:1?
2) According to v4, what is the main motivation for our prayers?
3) How does v5-6 help us understand the rest of this chapter?
4) What does it mean to “lift up holy hands in prayer”? How do you think you can implement this in your life?
5) V11-12 is tricky. What does Paul mean when he says “A woman is to learn quietly with full submis-sion”?
6) What is the nature of the teaching and authority of v12?
7) What is the reason Paul gives for his instructions relating to men and women?
8) Are these “timebound” and applicable to only the early church days, or do these reasons hold today too?
9) Why do you think Paul ends this section by speaking about childbearing?
10) How do you feel about these teachings? Are they difficult for you to accept? Why?