1 Timothy 2:12

1 Timothy 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
• New International Version (NIV)I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.

Context of 1 Timothy 2:12

10Christian women should not dress themselves like that. Instead, their lives should show that they do good things. They say that they want to please God, so that is the proper way for them to live. 11When you meet together, a woman should learn quietly. She must respect the leaders who teach in the church. I do not let a woman teach men. I do not let a woman have authority over men. Instead, she should listen quietly. 13I say this because God made Adam first. Then he made Eve. 14It was Eve, not Adam, who believed the lies that Satan told her. Because she believed Satan completely, she did what God had said was wrong.

1 Timothy 2:12 word by word

διδάσκειν δὲ γυναικὶ οὐκ ἐπιτρέπω οὐδὲ αὐθεντεῖν ἀνδρὸς ἀλλ᾽ εἶναι ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• I sufferἐπιτρέπωepitrepō · to permitG2010
• notοὐou · noG3756
• a womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• to teachδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• norοὐδέoude · norG3761
• to usurp authority overαὐθεντέωauthenteō · to domineerG831
• the manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• to beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• silenceἡσυχίαhēsuchia · quietnessG2271

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Nor to usurp authority - A woman should attempt nothing, either in public or private, that belongs to man as his peculiar function. This was prohibited by the Roman laws: In multis juris nostri articulis deterior est conditio foeminarum quam masculorun,; l. 9, Pap. Lib. 31, Quaest. Foeminoe ab omnibus officiis civilibus vel publicis remotae sunt; et ideo nec judicis esse possunt, nec magistratum gerere, nec postulare, nec pro alio invenire, nec…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12But I suffer not a woman to teach - see the notes on 1 Corinthians 14:34. Nor to usurp authority over the man - notes, 1 Corinthians 11:3.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Under the gospel, prayer is not to be confined to any one particular house of prayer, but men must pray every where. We must pray in our closets, pray in our families, pray at our meals, pray when we are on journeys, and pray in the solemn assemblies, whether more public or private. We must pray in charity; without wrath, or malice, or anger at any person. We must pray in faith, without doubting, and without disputing. Women who profess the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12to teach or to exercise authority over a man: The link between teaching and authority depends on how we understand both. Women did teach (Titus 2:3–5). But the New Testament does not plainly show or support women teaching men in church meetings (see Acts 18:26; 1 Corinthians 14:34–35; Philippians 4:3). We know it happened in some churches because Paul responded against it. Women did prophesy (Acts 2:17–18; 21:9; 1 Corinthians 11:5). But some types of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. usurp authority--"to lord it over the man" [Alford], literally, "to be an autocrat."Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 2:12

• Commandments
• Minister, Christian
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Lead
• Verity
• Woman
• Authority in Religion
• Deacon; Deaconess
• Eve in the New Testament
• Silence
• Teach; Teacher; Teaching

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings