11 A woman is to learn quietly with full submission.(A) 12 I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.(B) 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed.(C) 15 But she will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness,(D) with good sense.

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11 Let a woman[a] learn in silence with full submission. 12 I do not permit a woman[b] to teach or to have authority over a man;[c] she is to keep silent. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve,(A) 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.(B) 15 Yet she will be saved through childbearing, provided they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.

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Footnotes

  1. 2.11 Or wife
  2. 2.12 Or wife
  3. 2.12 Or her husband