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12 I do not let women teach men or have authority over them.[a] Let them listen quietly. 13 For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.

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  1. 2:12 Or teach men or usurp their authority.

12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[a] she must be quiet.(A) 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.(B) 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.(C)

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:12 Or over her husband