New Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Timothy 2:12
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
King James Version
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
World English Bible
But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
American Standard Version
But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.
Berean Literal Bible
But I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to use authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
1 Timothy 2
10 but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
11 A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
13 For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
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