Parallel Verses New Living Translation And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. King James Bible In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; Darby Bible Translation In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited hair and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing, World English Bible In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing; Young's Literal Translation in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price, 1 Timothy 2:9 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible2:9 With sobriety - Which, in St. Paul's sense, is the virtue which governs our whole life according to true wisdom. Not with curled hair, not with gold - Worn by way of ornament. Not with pearls - Jewels of any kind: a part is put for the whole. Not with costly raiment - These four are expressly forbidden by name to all women (here is no exception) professing godliness, and no art of man can reconcile with the Christian profession the wilful violation of an express command. 1 Timothy 2:9 Parallel Commentaries Library The First Lie. "Ye shall not surely die."--GENESIS iii. 4. I.--WHO WAS THE FIRST LIAR? The old serpent, the devil, called elsewhere "the father of lies." But he had not always been a liar; he had fallen from a position very eminent, teaching us not to measure our safety by our condition. The higher we are elevated, the more dreadful the fall. Some of the most degraded vagrants were cradled in comfort, and have wandered from homes of splendour. Perhaps the vilest of the vile once were ministers of the Gospel. … Thomas Champness—Broken Bread Believe and be Saved Introduction to Expositio Fidei. The Protevangelium. Cross References Proverbs 7:10 The woman approached him, seductively dressed and sly of heart. Proverbs 31:25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 1 Timothy 2:10 For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do. 1 Peter 3:3 Don't be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. Jump to Previous Adorn Air Apparel Array Attire Becomingly Braided Broidered Clothes Clothing Costly Dress Dressed Expensive Gold Great Hair Jewels Manner Modest Modestly Modesty Pearls Plaited Price Propriety Quiet Raiment Robes Self-Control Sensibly Serious Sobriety Themselves Twisted Way WomenJump to Next Adorn Air Apparel Array Attire Becomingly Braided Broidered Clothes Clothing Costly Dress Dressed Expensive Gold Great Hair Jewels Manner Modest Modestly Modesty Pearls Plaited Price Propriety Quiet Raiment Robes Self-Control Sensibly Serious Sobriety Themselves Twisted Way WomenLinks 1 Timothy 2:9 NIV1 Timothy 2:9 NLT 1 Timothy 2:9 ESV 1 Timothy 2:9 NASB 1 Timothy 2:9 KJV 1 Timothy 2:9 Bible Apps 1 Timothy 2:9 Biblia Paralela 1 Timothy 2:9 Chinese Bible 1 Timothy 2:9 French Bible 1 Timothy 2:9 German Bible 1 Timothy 2:9 Commentaries Bible Hub |