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1 Timothy 2:9
9I also want the women to dress themselves properly in a way that is right. They should not bring shame on themselves. What makes a woman beautiful? It is not the special way that she prepares her hair. It is not the gold things or jewels that she wears. It is not her expensive clothes.
1 Timothy 2:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
- New International Version (NIV)I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
- English Standard Version (ESV)likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
- New King James Version (NKJV)in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,
Context of 1 Timothy 2:9
7God chose me as his apostle, to tell this same message to people. I am telling you what is true. I am not telling lies! Yes, he sent me to teach his true message to the Gentiles, so that they would believe in him. 8So then, in every place where you meet together, I want the men to pray. The men who lift up their hands and pray must be those who live good lives. They must not be people who are angry or who quarrel with others. I also want the women to dress themselves properly in a way that is right. They should not bring shame on themselves. What makes a woman beautiful? It is not the special way that she prepares her hair. It is not the gold things or jewels that she wears. It is not her expensive clothes. 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.
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ὡσαύτως καὶ γυναῖκας ἐν καταστολῇ κοσμίῳ μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ σωφροσύνης κοσμεῖν ἑαυτάς, μὴ ἐν πλέγμασιν καὶ χρυσίῳ ἢ μαργαρίταις ἢ ἱματισμῷ πολυτελεῖ,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In like mannerὡσαύτωςhōsautōs · likewiseG5615
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- thatκοσμέωkosmeō · to arrangeG2885
- womenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
- themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- modestκόσμιοςkosmios · respectableG2887
- apparelκαταστολήkatastolē · attire/behaviourG2689
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- shamefacednessαἰδώςaidōs · modestyG127
- sobrietyσωφροσύνηsōphrosunē · mental soundnessG4997
- notμήmē · notG3361
- broided hairπλέγμαplegma · braidedG4117
- orἤē · orG2228
- goldχρυσόςchrusos · goldG5557
- pearlsμαργαρίτηςmargaritēs · pearlG3135
- costlyπολυτελήςpolutelēs · valuableG4185
- arrayἱματισμόςhimatismos · clothingG2441
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 2:9
- 1 Peter 3:3Think about what makes you beautiful. The way that you prepare your hair does not really make you beautiful. Gold things or beautiful clothes do not make you beautiful.
- Proverbs 7:10Then the woman came out to meet him! She was wearing the clothes of a prostitute. She knew what she wanted to do.
- Isaiah 3:16The Lord says, ‘Zion's women are very proud. They walk with their heads up high. They turn their eyes towards the men and they have no shame. They like the men to look at them. They walk with small steps so that the rings on their ankles make a nice sound.
- Genesis 24:53He brought his master's gifts to give them to Rebekah. They were valuable things made from gold and silver, as well as beautiful clothes. He also gave valuable things to her brother and to her mother.
- Exodus 35:22Both men and women brought beautiful things because they wanted to do that. They brought gold things and jewels that they had worn. They included rings, necklaces and other beautiful things. When they brought their gifts, they lifted them up as an offering of gold to the Lord.
- 2 Kings 9:30After that, Jehu went to Jezreel. Jezebel heard what had happened. So she made her eyes and her hair look beautiful. Then she looked out of a window in the palace.
- Esther 5:1After they had fasted for three days, Esther put on her royal clothes. She went to King Xerxes' part of the palace. She stood in the yard outside his rooms. The king was sitting on his royal throne. He could see through the door of the room where he sat.
- Psalms 45:13The king's bride is in the palace, and she looks beautiful! Her dress has gold threads in it.
- Psalms 149:4When the Lord's people serve him, it makes him happy. He is happy to help humble people, so that people respect them.
- Proverbs 31:22She makes beautiful cloths to cover the beds. Her own clothes are made with valuable linen and purple cloth.
- Isaiah 3:18On that day, the Lord God will take away the beautiful rings that they wear on their ankles. He will remove all the valuable rings and bright stones that they wear on their heads, their necks, their ears, their arms, their fingers and their noses. He will take away their beautiful clothes, their belts, their perfumes and their magic rings.
- Isaiah 61:4God's people will build again their towns that became heaps of stones a long time ago. Once again, they will live in the cities that have been empty for so long.
- Jeremiah 2:32A young woman does not forget to wear her jewels. When a woman marries, she does not forget to wear her special dress. But for many years, my people have forgotten me.
- Jeremiah 4:30Yes, Jerusalem, an enemy has destroyed you! You tried to make friends, like a woman who wears a beautiful dress. You wore your gold and your jewels. You painted around your eyes. But all that has not helped you. The nations that you wanted to be your lovers have turned against you. Now they want to kill you.
- Ezekiel 16:9Then I washed your body with water. I washed away the blood and I put sweet oil on your body.
- Matthew 6:28You should not worry about your clothes. Think about how the wild flowers grow. They do not work or make clothes for themselves.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9In like manner also - That is, he wills or commands what follows, as he had commanded what went before. That women adorn themselves - ͅ ͅ . The apostle seems to refer here to different parts of the Grecian and Roman dress. The , stola, seems to have been originally very simple. It was a long piece of cloth, doubled in the middle, and sewed up on both sides, leaving room only for the arms; at the top, a piece was cut out, or a slit made, through which the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9In like manner also - That is, with the same propriety; with the same regard to what religion demands. The apostle had stated particularly the duty of men in public worship 1 Timothy 2:8, and he now proceeds to state the duty of women. All the directions here evidently refer to the proper manner of conducting public worship, and not to private duties; and the object here is to state the way in which he would have the different sexes appear. He had said…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. 9-10The subject is still community prayer. women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty: Paul recommends Christian women must praise God rather than seek praise from people (compare 1 Peter 3:3–5). They should focus on doing good deeds for others, not on enhancing their appearance or being sexy. Gold, pearls, or expensive clothes suggest wealth (see 1 Timothy 6:5–10, 17–19). The reference to wealth might have been part of the power…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. The context requires that we understand these directions as to women, in relation to their deportment in public worship, though the rules will hold good on other occasions also. in modest apparel--"in seemly guise" [Ellicott]. The adjective means properly. orderly, decorous, becoming; the noun in secular writings means conduct, bearing. But here "apparel." Women are apt to love fine dress; and at Ephesus the riches of some (1Ti 6:17) would lead them…Read the comment
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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
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