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1 Timothy 2:12

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

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  1. g2 Thess. 3:12 (Gk.).

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet.

NLTNew Living Translation

I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.