1 Timothy 2:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² But I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, rather, to be in silence.

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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.

1 Timothy 2:12 Cross References

1 Corinthians 14:34

Let your women be silent in the assemblies, for they are not allowed to speak, but let them subject themselves, as the Torah also says.

Titus 2:5

to be sensible, blameless, workers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, in order that the word of Elohim is not evil spoken of.