1 Timothy 2:12
But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
World English Bible Classic
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 with full submission.
13For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:34Let the wives be quiet in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to be talking except in submission, 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 →