1 Timothy 2:10

New International Reader's Version

Instead, they should put on good works as if good works were their clothes. This is proper for women who claim to worship God.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:25

She puts on strength and honor as if they were her clothes. She can laugh at the days that are coming.

Proverbs 31:31

Give her honor for all that her hands have done. Let everything she has done bring praise to her at the city gate.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a believer named Tabitha. Her name in the Greek language is Dorcas. She was always doing good and helping poor people.

Acts 9:39

Peter went with them. When he arrived, he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him crying. They showed him the robes and other clothes Dorcas had made before she died.

Ephesians 2:10

We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.

1 Timothy 2:11

When a woman is learning, she should be quiet. She should follow her leaders in every way.

1 Timothy 2:9

In the same way, I want the women to be careful how they dress. They should wear clothes that are right and proper. They shouldn’t wear their hair in very fancy styles. They shouldn’t wear gold or pearls. They shouldn’t wear clothes that cost a lot of money.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.

Titus 3:8

You can trust this saying. These things are important. Treat them that way. Then those who trust in God will be careful to commit themselves to doing good. These things are excellent. They are for the good of everyone.

1 Peter 2:12

People who don’t believe might say you are doing wrong. But lead good lives among them. Then they will see your good deeds. And they will give glory to God on the day he comes to judge.

2 Peter 3:11

So everything will be destroyed in this way. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.

Revelation 2:19

‘I know what you are doing. I know your love and your faith. I know how well you have served. I know you don’t give up easily. In fact, you are doing more now than you did at first.