1 Timothy 2:11

1 Timothy 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
• New International Version (NIV)A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let a woman learn in silence with all submission.

Context of 1 Timothy 2:11

9Likewise the women are to dress in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control. Their adornment must not be with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing, 10but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God. A woman must learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet. 13For Adam was formed first and then Eve.

1 Timothy 2:11 word by word

γυνὴ ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ μανθανέτω ἐν πάσῃ ὑποταγῇ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Letμανθάνωmanthanō · to learnG3129
• the womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• silenceἡσυχίαhēsuchia · quietnessG2271
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• subjectionὑποταγήhupotagē · submissionG5292

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 2:11

• Genesis 3:16To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.”
• Esther 1:20And let the king’s decision which he will enact be disseminated throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly.”
• 1 Corinthians 11:3But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 14:34the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.
• Ephesians 5:22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord,
• Colossians 3:18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
• 1 Peter 3:1In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let the woman learn in silence - This is generally supposed to be a prohibition of women's preaching. I have already said what I judge necessary on this subject in the notes on 1 Corinthians 11:5, etc., and 1 Corinthians 14:34; (note), 1 Corinthians 14:35; (note); to which places I beg leave to refer the reader.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Let the woman learn in silence - Listen attentively to instruction, without attempting to teach in public; see the notes on 1 Corinthians 14:35. With all subjection - With due subjection to those who are in authority, and who are appointed to minister in holy things; notes, 1 Corinthians 14:34.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. 11-15Paul 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. learn--not "teach" (1Ti 2:12; 1Co 14:34). She should not even put questions in the public assembly (1Co 14:35). with all subjection--not "usurping authority" (1Ti 2:12). She might teach, but not in public (Ac 18:26). Paul probably wrote this Epistle from Corinth, where the precept (1Co 14:34) was in force.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 2:11

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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