1 Timothy 2:9-10
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9 Likewise hōsautōs, I also kai desire that the women gynē should adorn kosmeō themselves heautou in en respectable kosmios attire katastolē, with meta modesty aidōs and kai moderation sōphrosynē, not mē with en braided hair plegma and kai gold chrysion or ē pearls margaritēs or ē costly polytelēs clothing himatismos, 10 but alla with what hos is appropriate prepō for women gynē who are committed epangellomai to godliness theosebeia, namely, with dia good agathos deeds ergon.
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1 Timothy 2:9-10
New English Translation
Conduct of Women
9 Likewise[a] the women are to dress[b] in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control.[c] Their adornment must not be[d] with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing, 10 but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.
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- 1 Timothy 2:9 tc ‡ Most witnesses have καὶ τάς (kai tas; so D1 Ψ 1241 1505 1881 M al) or simply καί (א2 D* F G 6 365 1739) after ὡσαύτως (hōsautōs). A few significant witnesses lack such words (א* A H P 33 81 1175). The evidence is for the most part along “party” lines, with the shortest reading being found in the Alexandrian text, the conjunction in the Western, and the longest reading in the Byzantine tradition. Externally, the shortest reading is preferred. However, there is a good chance of homoiomeson or homoioteleuton in which case καί or καὶ τάς could have accidentally been omitted (note the αι [ai] and αι ας [ai as] in the word that follows, written here in majuscule script): wsautwskaigunaikas / wsautwskaitasgunaikas. Nevertheless, since both the καί and καὶ τάς are predictable variants, intended to fill out the meaning of the text, the shortest reading seems best able to explain the rise of the others. NA28 has the καί in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
- 1 Timothy 2:9 tn Grk “to adorn themselves.” Grammatically the phrase “to adorn themselves” continues the author’s words in v. 8: “I want…likewise the women to adorn themselves.”
- 1 Timothy 2:9 tn This word and its cognates are used frequently in the Pastoral Epistles. It means “moderation,” “sobriety,” “decency,” “sensibleness,” or “sound judgment.”
- 1 Timothy 2:9 tn Literally a continuation of v. 9a, “not with braided hair…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
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