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1 Timothy 2:12

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2:12But I do not allow19 a woman to teach or exercise authority20 over a man. She must remain quiet.21

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  1. 19 But I do not allow. Although the Greek conjunction δέ (de) can have a simple connective force (“and”), it is best to take it as contrastive here: Verse 11 gives a positive statement (that is to say, that a woman should learn). This was a radical and liberating departure from the Jewish view that women were not to learn the law.
  2. 20 According to αὐθεντέω this Greek verb means “to assume a stance of independent authority, give orders to, dictate to” (cf. “tell a man what to do”).
  3. 21 Grk “but to be in quietness.” The phrase ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ (en hēsuchia) is used in Greek literature either of absolute silence or of a quiet demeanor.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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