1 Timothy 2:11

Let, a woman, in quietness, be learning in all submission;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

In Context

10But, which becometh women promising godliness, through means of good works.

12But, teaching—unto a woman, I do not permit, nor yet to have authority over a man,—but to be in quietness;

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Cross References

Esther 1:20When the edict of the king which he shall make, is published throughout all his kingdom, for, great, it is, then, all wives, will give honour unto their lords, both great and small.

1 Corinthians 14:34As for the women, in the assemblies, let them be silent, for it is not permitted them to be speaking; but let them be in submission,—even as, the law, saith.

Colossians 3:18Ye wives! be submitting yourselves unto your husbands, as is becoming in the Lord;

1 Peter 3:1In like manner, ye wives,—submitting yourselves unto your own husbands; in order that, if any are not yielding unto the word, through their wives behaviour, they may, without the word, be won,

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 →

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