1 Timothy 2:11

Plain English Version

Women have to listen to the teacher in a meeting, and not argue with the teacher.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

Then God said to the woman, “I’m going to give you a lot of trouble. You are going to have a lot of pain whenever you have a baby. It will hurt you a lot. But you will really want to have a husband, and your husband will be your boss.”

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I also want you to know this. Jesus Christ is the leader of every man, like he is the head one. And men are the leaders of women, like they are the head ones. And God is the head one of Jesus Christ.

Colossians 3:18

You women that are wives, you have to think about what your husbands want, and agree with them. That is the right way to follow our leader Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:10

This is more important. They have to do good things for other people, so that everyone will see that they are women that really know God.

Titus 2:5

and to control themselves, and to only sleep with their own husbands, and not to do what married people do together with anybody else. And they can teach them to work hard at home, and to do good things, and to think about what their husbands want and agree with them. So people will see the things that the young women do, and they will not be able to say anything bad about God’s message.

1 Peter 3:1

Now I’m talking to you women that are married. You have to think about what your husbands want and agree with them. Some husbands don’t do what God’s word says, but if they see you living right, they will want to come to God. You don’t have to say a word, you just have to live right.