the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but are to submit themselves, as the law also says.
1 Timothy 2:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. Common English Bible I don’t allow a wife to teach or to control her husband. Instead, she should be a quiet listener. Catholic Public Domain Version 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 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence. |
the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but are to submit themselves, as the law also says.
to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God’s word will not be slandered.