1 Timothy 2:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹² But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² I allow no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to remain in quietness and keep silence [in religious assemblies].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

Common English Bible

¹² I don’t allow a wife to teach or to control her husband. Instead, she should be a quiet listener.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² For I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to be in authority over a man, but to be in silence.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.

1 Timothy 2:12 Cross References

1 Corinthians 14:34

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.

Titus 2:5

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