1 Timothy 2:12
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 the woman learn in silence, with all subjection.
13For Adam was first formed; then Eve.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:34Let women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith.
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 →