The woman-man relationship in the worship service (2:11–15*). Today, among those who take the Bible seriously, two main positions have emerged in the discussion of this passage and its implications. As the following brief outline of each position will show, the passage needs to be considered as a whole, for the instructions of verses 11–12 (and also vv. 9–10) are grounded in some way by verses 13–15. One position (here called position 1) generally maintains that verses 11–12 prohibit women from
1 Timothy 2:11–15