1 Timothy 2:9

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

7I was appointed to spread this Good News and to be an apostle to teach people who are not Jewish about faith and truth. I’m telling you the truth. I’m not lying. 8I want men to offer prayers everywhere. They should raise their hands in prayer after putting aside their anger and any quarrels they have with anyone. I want women to show their beauty by dressing in appropriate clothes that are modest and respectable. Their beauty will be shown by what they do, not by their hair styles or the gold jewelry, pearls, or expensive clothes they wear. 10This is what is proper for women who claim to have reverence for God. 11A woman must learn in silence, in keeping with her position.

1 Timothy 2:9 word by word

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 3:3Wives must not let their beauty be something external. Beauty doesn’t come from hairstyles, gold jewelry, or clothes.
• Proverbs 7:10A woman with an ulterior motive meets him. She is dressed as a prostitute.
• Isaiah 3:16The Lord adds, “The women of Zion are arrogant. They walk with their noses in the air, making seductive glances, taking short little steps, jingling the ankle bracelets on their feet.”
• Genesis 24:53The servant took out gold and silver jewelry and clothes and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother.
• Exodus 35:22All who were willing—men and women alike—came and brought all kinds of gold jewelry: pins, earrings, signet rings, and pendants. They took these gifts of gold and offered them to the Lord.
• 2 Kings 9:30When Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it. She put on eye shadow, fixed her hair, and looked out of a second-story window.
• Esther 5:1On the third day Esther put on her royal robes. She stood in the courtyard of the king’s palace, facing the king’s throne room. The king was sitting on the royal throne inside the palace, facing the entrance.
• Psalms 45:13The daughter of the king is glorious inside ⌞the palace⌟. Her dress is embroidered with gold.
• Psalms 149:4because the Lord takes pleasure in his people. He crowns those who are oppressed with victory.
• Proverbs 31:22She makes quilts for herself. Her clothes are ⌞made of⌟ linen and purple cloth.
• Isaiah 3:18On that day the Lord will take away their fine things: jingling anklets, headbands, crescent-shaped necklaces,
• Isaiah 61:4They will rebuild the ancient ruins. They will restore the places destroyed long ago. They will renew the ruined cities, the places destroyed generations ago.
• Jeremiah 2:32A young woman can’t forget her jewelry or a bride her veils. Yet, my people have forgotten me for countless days.
• Jeremiah 4:30You are going to be destroyed! What are you going to do? Why do you dress in red and put on gold jewelry? Why do you wear eye shadow? You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers reject you; they want to kill you.
• Ezekiel 16:9“ ‘Then I bathed you with water, and I washed off your blood. I poured olive oil over you.
• Matthew 6:28“And why worry about clothes? Notice how the flowers grow in the field. They never work or spin yarn for clothes.

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

Topics related to 1 Timothy 2:9

• Commandments
• Dress
• Minister, Christian
• Modesty
• Pearl
• Pride
• Righteousness
• Sobriety
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Dress
• Hair
• Lead
• Pearl
• Verity
• Adorn
• Apparel
• Array
• Braided; Braiding
• Broidered

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