1 Timothy 2:9-3:7

English Standard Version

⁹ likewise also ^(A)that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, ^10 (B)but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. ¹¹ Let a woman learn quietly ^(C)with all submissiveness. ^12 (D)I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. ^13 (E)For Adam was formed first, ^(F)then Eve; ¹⁴ and Adam was not deceived, but ^(G)the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. ¹⁵ Yet she will be saved through ^(H)childbearing—if they continue in ^(I)faith and love and holiness, with self-control.

Qualifications for Overseers

3 The saying is ^(J)trustworthy: If anyone aspires to ^(K)the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. ² Therefore ^(L)an overseer^[a] must be above reproach, ^(M)the husband of one wife,^{[b] (N)}sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, ^(O)hospitable, ^(P)able to teach, ³ not a drunkard, not violent but ^(Q)gentle, not quarrelsome, ^(R)not a lover of money. ⁴ He must manage his own household well, with all dignity ^(S)keeping his children submissive, ⁵ for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for ^(T)God's church? ⁶ He must not be a recent convert, or he may ^(U)become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. ⁷ Moreover, he must be well thought of by ^(V)outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into ^(W)a snare of the devil.