10but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.


In Context

7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.

8 I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.

9 I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

10 but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

11 A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.

12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

1st Timothy 2:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:10But as it becometh women professing godliness, with good works.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:10but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:10but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10but — which becometh women professing godly piety — through good works.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:10But (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.