1 Timothy 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
1 Timothy 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.”
1 Timothy 2:12 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.”
1 Timothy 2:12 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,”
1 Timothy 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;”
1 Timothy 2:12 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.”
1 Timothy 2:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 2:12 in Context — 1 Timothy 2
10 Sino de buenas obras, como conviene á mujeres que profesan piedad.
11 La mujer aprenda en silencio, con toda sujeción.
12 Porque no permito á la mujer enseñar, ni tomar autoridad sobre el hombre, sino estar en silencio.
13 Porque Adam fué formado el primero, después Eva;
14 Y Adam no fué engañado, sino la mujer, siendo seducida, vino á ser [envuelta] en transgresión:
What Does 1 Timothy 2:12 Mean?
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