Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God. New Living Translation For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do. English Standard Version but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. Berean Standard Bible but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God. Berean Literal Bible but with what is becoming to women, professing the fear of God through good works. King James Bible But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. New King James Version but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. New American Standard Bible but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. NASB 1995 but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. NASB 1977 but rather by means of good works, as befits women making a claim to godliness. Legacy Standard Bible but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women professing godliness. Amplified Bible but instead adorned by good deeds [helping others], as is proper for women who profess to worship God. Christian Standard Bible but with good works, as is proper for women who profess to worship God. Holman Christian Standard Bible but with good works, as is proper for women who affirm that they worship God. American Standard Version but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works. Contemporary English Version Women who claim to love God should do helpful things for others, English Revised Version but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what is proper for women who claim to have reverence for God. Good News Translation but with good deeds, as is proper for women who claim to be religious. International Standard Version but through good actions. This is proper for women who claim to revere God. Majority Standard Bible but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God. NET Bible but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God. New Heart English Bible but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works. Webster's Bible Translation But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. Weymouth New Testament but--as befits women making a claim to godliness--with the ornament of good works. World English Bible but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionbut—which becomes women professing godly piety—through good works. Berean Literal Bible but with what is becoming to women, professing the fear of God through good works. Young's Literal Translation but -- which becometh women professing godly piety -- through good works. Smith's Literal Translation But (what become women professing religious worship) with good works. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut as it becometh women professing godliness, with good works. Catholic Public Domain Version but in a manner proper for women who are professing piety by means of good works. New American Bible but rather, as befits women who profess reverence for God, with good deeds. New Revised Standard Version but with good works, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut let them be engaged in good works, as is becoming women who profess fear of God. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But with good works, just as it is suitable for women who profess the worship of God. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentbut with good works; since this becomes women who profess godliness. Godbey New Testament but whatsoever becomes women professing godliness, through good works. Haweis New Testament but as becometh women professing godliness, with good works. Mace New Testament but, as becomes women, who make a profession of religion, to be adorn'd with virtue. Weymouth New Testament but--as befits women making a claim to godliness--with the ornament of good works. Worrell New Testament but (which becomes women professing godliness) through good works. Worsley New Testament but in good works, as becometh women professing godliness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Instructions to Women9Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 10but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God. 11A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.… Cross References 1 Peter 3:3-4 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. Titus 2:3-5 Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. / In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, / to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited. Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. James 2:17-18 So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. / But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. Colossians 1:10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 1 John 3:18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Philippians 1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. 1 Corinthians 6:20 you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Romans 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Luke 6:45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Treasury of Scripture But (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works. women. 1 Peter 3:3-5 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; … 2 Peter 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, with. 1 Timothy 5:6-10 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth… Proverbs 31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. Acts 9:36,39 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did… Jump to Previous Appropriate Befits Claim Clothed Deeds Godliness Godly Good Making Means Ornament Piety Profess Professing Profession Proper Rather Religion Right Women Works WorshipJump to Next Appropriate Befits Claim Clothed Deeds Godliness Godly Good Making Means Ornament Piety Profess Professing Profession Proper Rather Religion Right Women Works Worship1 Timothy 2 1. Instruction to pray and give thanks.9. How women should be attired. 12. They are not permitted to teach. 15. They shall be saved if they continue in faith. but with good deeds The phrase "good deeds" in the Greek is "ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς" (ergois agathois). The term "ἔργοις" (ergois) refers to works or actions, emphasizing the tangible expression of one's faith. "ἀγαθοῖς" (agathois) means good, beneficial, or noble. In the context of the early church, good deeds were seen as a natural outflow of a genuine faith in Christ. This aligns with James 2:17, which states that faith without works is dead. The emphasis here is on the visible manifestation of inner piety, reflecting the transformative power of the Gospel in a believer's life. as is proper for women who profess to worship God Parallel Commentaries ... Greek butἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. with δι’ (di’) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. good ἀγαθῶν (agathōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'. deeds, ἔργων (ergōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. [as] ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. is proper πρέπει (prepei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4241: It becomes, is fitting to, is right. Apparently a primary verb; to tower up, i.e. to be suitable or proper. for women [who] γυναιξὶν (gynaixin) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. profess ἐπαγγελλομέναις (epangellomenais) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 1861: From epi and the base of aggelos; to announce upon, i.e. to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself. to worship God. θεοσέβειαν (theosebeian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2317: Reverence for God, fear of God, godliness, piety. From theosebes; devoutness, i.e. Piety. 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