1 Timothy 2:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.”

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BSBPD

“I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Timothy 2:12 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:34Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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