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11 (A)A woman must learn in quietness, in all submission. 12 (B)But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. 13 (C)For it was Adam who was first formed, and then Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but (D)the woman being deceived, [a]fell into trespass. 15 But she will be [b]saved through the bearing of children, if they continue in (E)faith and love and sanctification with self-restraint.

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:14 Lit has come
  2. 1 Timothy 2:15 Or vindicated, cf. 4:16

11 A woman must learn in quietness with all submission. 12 But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet[a]. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve, 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she[b] was deceived, came into transgression. 15 But she will be saved through the bearing of children, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:12 Literally “to be in quietness”
  2. 1 Timothy 2:14 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was deceived”) which is understood as causal