^2:9Likewise¹⁴ the women are to dress¹⁵ in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control.¹⁶ Their adornment must not be¹⁷ with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing,

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14 Most witnesses have καὶ τάς (kai tas; so D1 Ψ 1881 𝔐) or simply καί (א2 D* F G 6 365 1739 ) after ὡσαύτως (hōsautōs). A few important witnesses lack such words (א* A H P 33 81 1175 ). The evidence is for the most part along “party” lines, with the shortest reading being found in the Alexandrian text, the conjunction in the Western, and the longest reading in the Byzantine tradition. Externally, the shortest reading is preferred. However, there is a good chance of homoiomeson or homoioteleuton in which case καί or καὶ τάς could have accidentally been omitted (note the αι [ai] and αι ας [ai as] in the word that follows, written here in uncial script): ΩΣΑΥΤΩΣΚΑΙΓΥΝΑΙΚΑΣ/ ΩΣΑΥΤΩΣΚΑΙΤΑΣΓΥΝΑΙΚΑΣ. Nevertheless, since both the καί and καὶ τάς are predictable variants, intended to fill out the meaning of the text, the shortest reading seems best able to explain the rise of the others. has the καί in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
15 Grk “to adorn themselves.” Grammatically the phrase “to adorn themselves” continues the author’s words in v. 8: “I want … likewise the women to adorn themselves.”
16 This word and its cognates are used frequently in the Pastoral Epistles. It means “moderation,” “sobriety,” “decency,” “sensibleness,” or “sound judgment.”
17 Literally a continuation of v. 9a, “not with braided hair …” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing, with decency and good sense, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold, pearls, or expensive apparel,

And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Likewise also the women should adorn themselves in appropriate clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold jewelry or pearls or expensive clothing,

KJV 1900King James Version

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

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