1 Timothy 2:11

Instructions to Women · 1 Timothy 2:9–15
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Translations

Modern
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
Traditional
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
Literal
Let a woman learn in quietness, in all submission.
Latin
Mulier in silentio discat cum omni subjectione.

Original

Greek
English
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.

Notes

Paul continues discussing women in the church, focusing on their role in public teaching (see also 1 Corinthians 11:2–16; 14:33–36; 2 Corinthians 11:3).

This passage first covers prayer and then the behavior of men and women (2:1–7; 8–10). It ends with the topic of women and teaching (2:11–15).

Paul addresses how false teachers influenced behavior in God's household, the church (3:15). Corruption had influenced worship, roles related to gender, and leadership within this community (2:1–15; 3:1–13).

Glossary

Timothy, First Letter to

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