1 Timothy 2:12
10 but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
11 A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
13 For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
- KJV
- But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
- WEB
- But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
- ASV
- But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.
- DARBY
- but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;
- BLB
- But I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to use authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
- ÅB
- men jeg tillater ikke en kvinne å være lærer eller å være mannens herre, hun skal være i stillhet.
- OTB
- Men jeg tillater ikke en kvinne å undervise eller å ha myndighet over en mann; hun må være stille.
- B1930
- men jeg tillater ikke en kvinne å være lærer eller å være mannens herre, hun skal være i stillhet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 14:34
Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
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