1 Timothy 2:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

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But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

I allow no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to remain in quietness and keep silence [in religious assemblies].

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

I don’t allow a wife to teach or to control her husband. Instead, she should be a quiet listener.

For I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to be in authority over a man, but to be in silence.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.

Let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law.

to be soberminded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed: