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1 Timothy 2:12–13

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12I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 13For Adam was formed first, then Eve.e

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Cross references

  1. eGn 2:7,22; 3:16; 1Co 11:8–12

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

NLTNew Living Translation

I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly. For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve,

KJV 1900King James Version

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve.