1 Timothy 2:15

1 Timothy 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
• New International Version (NIV)But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

Context of 1 Timothy 2:15

13For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. 14And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a wrongdoer. But women will be preserved through childbirth--if they continue in faith, love, and sanctity, with moderation.

1 Timothy 2:15 word by word

σωθήσεται δὲ διὰ τῆς τεκνογονίας ἐὰν μείνωσιν ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ καὶ ἁγιασμῷ μετὰ σωφροσύνης.¶Read the interlinear

• preservedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• childbirthτεκνογονίαteknogonia · childbearingG5042
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• they continueμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• and sanctityἁγιασμόςhagiasmos · holinessG38
• with moderationσωφροσύνηsōphrosunē · mental soundnessG4997

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 2:15

• Genesis 3:15And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.”
• Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him Immanuel.
• Isaiah 9:6For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
• Jeremiah 31:22How long will you waver, You rebellious daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth: A woman will shelter a man.”
• Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
• Luke 2:7And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
• Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of the time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
• Genesis 3:16To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall deliver children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”
• 1 Timothy 1:5But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.
• 1 Timothy 2:9Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive apparel,
• 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15She shalt be saved in child-bearing - · She shall be saved through child-bearing - she shall be saved by means, or through the instrumentality, of child-bearing or of bringing forth a child. Amidst the different opinions given of the meaning of this very singular text, that of Dr. Macknight appears to me the most probable, which I shall give in his paraphrase and note. "However, though Eve was first in the transgression, and brought death on herself, her…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Notwithstanding she shall be saved - The promise in this verse is designed to alleviate the apparent severity of the remarks just made about the condition of woman, and of the allusion to the painful facts of her early history. What the apostle had just said would carry the mind back to the period in which woman introduced sin into the world, and by an obvious and easy association, to the sentence which had been passed on her in consequence of her…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. 15Women, however, will be saved through childbearing (or by accepting their role as mothers, or by the birth of the Child): The most likely explanation is that false teachers caused trouble in households (see 1 Timothy Book Introduction, “Setting”). Paul urged these women to return to proper roles in their homes, following the truth of the gospel (good news) (see 1:4–5; 4:1–5). By doing this, they would be saved in the ultimate sense (see 4:16; compare…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. be saved in childbearing--Greek, "in (literally, 'through') (her, literally, 'the') child-bearing." Through, or by, is often so used to express not the means of her salvation, but the circumstances AMIDST which it has place. Thus 1Co 3:15, "He ... shall be saved: yet so as by (literally, 'through,' that is, amidst) fire": in spite of the fiery ordeal which he has necessarily to pass through, he shall be saved. So here, "In spite of the trial of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 2:15

• Faith
• Love
• Minister, Christian
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Eve
• Lead
• Verity
• Charity
• Child-Bearing
• Woman

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