term, aidous [TG127, ZG133], found only here in the New Testament but common in extrabiblical writings, has to do with honorable conduct or feelings (see note on 2:9). Women were to behave as upstanding and respectable citizens. The second virtue they were to exhibit in worship is sound judgment (sōphrosunē [TG4997, ZG5408]; NLT, “appropriate”; see note on 2:9). Paul claimed this virtue before the Judean governor, when he replied, “I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is
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