1 Timothy 2:11

A woman should listen silently to her teachers, and show them all deference.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

In Context

10but — as is proper for women who profess to be religious — with good actions.

12I do not consent to a woman’s becoming a teacher, or exercising authority over a man; she ought to be silent.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 14:34At the meetings of the Church married women should remain silent, for they are not allowed to speak in public; they should take a subordinate place, as the Law itself directs.

Colossians 3:18Wives, submit to your husbands, as befits those who belong to the Lord.

1 Peter 3:1Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,

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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