1 Timothy 2:11
Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
In Context
10but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.
12But I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
Cross References
Esther 1:20When the king's decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small."
1 Corinthians 14:34let the women keep silent in the churches, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the Law also says.
Colossians 3:18Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
1 Peter 3:1In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any do not obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
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 →