¹¹A woman is to learn quietly with full submission.^d 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

d 1Co 14:34; Ti 2:5
e Gn 2:7,22; 3:16; 1Co 11:8–12

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 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)

A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 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

Women should learn quietly and submissively. 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

A woman must learn in quietness with all submission. 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

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 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.

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