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10 But women should busy themselves with good works. This is the right thing for women who say they worship God.

11 A woman must learn quietly and be very humble.

12 I do not allow any woman to teach or to rule over a man. She must remain quiet.

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10 but with good deeds,(A) appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

11 A woman[a] should learn in quietness and full submission.(B) 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 2:11 Or wife; also in verse 12
  2. 1 Timothy 2:12 Or over her husband