1 Timothy 2:12
and I do not allow a woman to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,
Literal Standard Version
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 learn in quietness in all subjection,
13for Adam was formed first, then Eve,
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:34Your women, let them be silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as the Law also says;
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 →