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1 Timothy 2:12–14

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12I do not allow them to teach or to have authority over men; they must keep quiet. 13*For Adam was created first, and then Eve. 14*And it was not Adam who was deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and broke God’s law.

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  1. *2.13 a: Gn 2:7 2.13 b: Gn 2:21, 22
  2. *2.14: Gn 3:1–6

In other versions

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; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed.

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. And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.

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, and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was deceived, came into transgression.

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. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.