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1 Timothy 2:10-12
Common English Bible
1 Timothy 2:10-12
Common English Bible
10 They should make themselves attractive by doing good, which is appropriate for women who claim to honor God.
11 A wife[a] should learn quietly with complete submission. 12 I don’t allow a wife[b] to teach or to control her husband.[c] Instead, she should be a quiet listener.
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- 1 Timothy 2:11 Or a woman
- 1 Timothy 2:12 Or a woman
- 1 Timothy 2:12 Or a man
1 Timothy 2:10-12
New International Version
1 Timothy 2:10-12
New International Version
10 but with good deeds,(A) appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
11 A woman[a] should learn in quietness and full submission.(B) 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet.(C)
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- 1 Timothy 2:11 Or wife; also in verse 12
- 1 Timothy 2:12 Or over her husband
1 Timothy 2:10-12
King James Version
1 Timothy 2:10-12
King James Version
10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
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1 Timothy 2:10-12
New King James Version
1 Timothy 2:10-12
New King James Version
10 (A)but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. 11 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. 12 And (B)I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.
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