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1 Timothy 2:9-12
New King James Version
1 Timothy 2:9-12
New King James Version
9 in like manner also, that the (A)women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and [a]moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, 10 (B)but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. 11 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. 12 And (C)I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.
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- 1 Timothy 2:9 discretion
1 Timothy 2:9-12
New American Standard Bible
1 Timothy 2:9-12
New American Standard Bible
9 Likewise, I want (A)women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, [a]modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive apparel, 10 but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. 11 (B)A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. 12 (C)But I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
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- 1 Timothy 2:9 Lit with modesty
1 Timothy 2:9-12
New International Version
1 Timothy 2:9-12
New International Version
9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,(A) 10 but with good deeds,(B) appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
11 A woman[a] should learn in quietness and full submission.(C) 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet.(D)
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- 1 Timothy 2:11 Or wife; also in verse 12
- 1 Timothy 2:12 Or over her husband
1 Timothy 2:9-12
King James Version
1 Timothy 2:9-12
King James Version
9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
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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