1 Timothy 2:12
In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
In Context
11Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.
13For Adam was first formed, then Eve;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:34Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 2:10-15
Paul's Charge to Females. ( a. d. 64.) 9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being… Read the whole commentary →