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


In Context

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.

13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.

1st Timothy 2:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.