1 Timothy 2:11
New International Version
A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.

New Living Translation
Women should learn quietly and submissively.

English Standard Version
Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness.

Berean Standard Bible
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.

Berean Literal Bible
Let a woman learn in quietness, in all submissiveness.

King James Bible
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

New King James Version
Let a woman learn in silence with all submission.

New American Standard Bible
A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.

NASB 1995
A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.

NASB 1977
Let a woman quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.

Legacy Standard Bible
A woman must learn in quietness, in all submission.

Amplified Bible
A woman must quietly receive instruction with all submissiveness.

Christian Standard Bible
A woman is to learn quietly with full submission.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A woman should learn in silence with full submission.

American Standard Version
Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

Contemporary English Version
and they should learn by being quiet and paying attention.

English Revised Version
Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A woman must learn in silence, in keeping with her position.

Good News Translation
Women should learn in silence and all humility.

International Standard Version
Let a woman learn with a quiet spirit, and submissively.

Majority Standard Bible
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.

NET Bible
A woman must learn quietly with all submissiveness.

New Heart English Bible
Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Weymouth New Testament
A woman should quietly learn from others with entire submissiveness.

World English Bible
Let a woman learn in quietness with full submission.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Let a woman learn in quietness in all subjection,

Berean Literal Bible
Let a woman learn in quietness, in all submissiveness.

Young's Literal Translation
Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection,

Smith's Literal Translation
Let the woman, in freedom from care, learn in all subjection.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let the woman learn in silence, with all subjection.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let a woman learn in silence with all subjection.

New American Bible
A woman must receive instruction silently and under complete control.

New Revised Standard Version
Let a woman learn in silence with full submission.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Let women learn in silence with all submission,
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Godbey New Testament
Let a woman learn in silence in all submission;

Haweis New Testament
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection:

Mace New Testament
Let the women with submissive silence attend to instruction.

Weymouth New Testament
A woman should quietly learn from others with entire submissiveness.

Worrell New Testament
Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection.

Worsley New Testament
Let the woman learn in silence with all submission: but I permit not a woman to teach,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Instructions to Women
10but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God. 11A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness. 12I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.…

Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:34-35
Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. / If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.

Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Ephesians 5:22-24
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. / For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. / Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

1 Peter 3:1-6
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives / when they see your pure and reverent demeanor. / Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, ...

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.

1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Genesis 2:18
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

Proverbs 31:10-31
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. / The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. / She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. ...

1 Corinthians 11:8-9
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man. / Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11
To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

Numbers 30:3-16
And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge, / and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. / But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her. ...

Deuteronomy 22:5
A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.


Treasury of Scripture

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Esther 1:20
And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

1 Corinthians 11:3
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

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1 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.














A woman
The Greek word used here is "γυνή" (gynē), which can mean "woman" or "wife," depending on the context. In the early church, women were gaining new roles and responsibilities, which was revolutionary compared to the surrounding culture. This instruction is not a devaluation of women but rather an acknowledgment of their significant role in the learning and teaching process within the church. Historically, women were often excluded from formal education, so this directive to learn is empowering and inclusive.

must learn
The verb "μανθανέτω" (manthanetō) is in the imperative mood, indicating a command. This suggests that learning is not optional but a necessary and vital part of a woman's spiritual growth and participation in the church. The early Christian community valued education and understanding of the Scriptures, and this command underscores the importance of women being educated in their faith.

in quietness
The Greek word "ἡσυχία" (hēsychia) implies a state of tranquility and calmness. It does not necessarily mean complete silence but rather a demeanor of peace and receptivity. In the context of the early church, where gatherings could be chaotic, this call for quietness was likely intended to promote order and attentiveness during teaching.

and full submissiveness
The term "ὑποταγῇ" (hypotagē) refers to a voluntary yielding or submission. In the biblical context, submission is often about order and respect within the community rather than inferiority. This phrase reflects the broader biblical principle of mutual submission among believers, as seen in Ephesians 5:21, "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." It emphasizes a heart attitude of humility and willingness to learn from those in teaching positions.

(11) Let the woman learn in silence.--The thought of public ministration is still in the Apostle's mind, when he gives this injunction. The very questioning on difficult points is forbidden them at the public assembly (1Corinthians 14:35). So averse was St. Paul to anything which might mar the quiet solemnity of these meetings for prayer and praise and authoritative instruction.

This prohibition to speak publicly in assemblies for prayer and praise in the case of Christian women, was renewed in the North African Church, at the Council of Carthage, held A.D. 398. The same Council, however, specially permitted women to teach those of their own sex in private; indeed, the power to teach "ignorant and rustic women" was required as one qualification in deaconesses. The employment of deaconesses as private instructors seems to have been the custom generally in the Eastern Churches.

Verse 11. - A for the, A.V.; quietness for silence, A.V. Quietness is not so good a rendering as "silence," because the quietness here meant is silence, as appears clearly by the parallel direction in 1 Corinthians 14:34. So Acts 22:2, παρέσχον ἡσουχίαν is properly rend red in the A.V., "They kept silence." And ἡσύχασαν (Luke 14:4 and Acts 11:18) is read, red, both in the A.V. and the R.V., "They held their peace." With all subjection (ἐν πάσῃ ὑποταγῇ); as 1 Timothy 3:4. The words occur also in 2 Corinthians 9:13; Galatians 2:5. But the verb ὑποτάσσομαι is very common in the sense of "being subject." It is used of the subjection of the wife to her husband (1 Corinthians 14:34; Ephesians 5:22; Colossians 3:18; Titus 2:5; 1 Peter 3:1).

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Greek
A woman
Γυνὴ (Gynē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

must learn
μανθανέτω (manthanetō)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3129: Prolongation from a primary verb, another form of which, matheo, is used as an alternate in certain tenses; to learn.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

quietness
ἡσυχίᾳ (hēsychia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2271: Quietness, stillness, silence. Feminine of hesuchios; stillness, i.e. Desistance from bustle or language.

[and]
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

full
πάσῃ (pasē)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

submissiveness.
ὑποταγῇ (hypotagē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5292: Subjection, submission, obedience. From hupotasso; subordination.


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