11 Let a woman learn quietly (A)with all submissiveness. 12 (B)I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 (C)For Adam was formed first, (D)then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but (E)the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 15 Yet she will be saved through (F)childbearing—if they continue in (G)faith and love and holiness, with self-control.

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11 A woman should learn in silence with full submission.(A) 12 I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to be silent. 13 For Adam was created 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 she continues[a] in faith, love, and holiness,(D) with good judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 2:15 Lit if they continue