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1 Timothy 2:11
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul instructs Timothy on conduct within the gathered worship assembly. The directive addresses women participating in the corporate setting.
The words — The Greek γυνὴ (gunē) literally means "woman," while μανθανέτω (manthanetō) commands "she must learn." The text pairs this with ἡσυχίᾳ (hēsuchia), translated as quietness, and ὑποταγῆς (hupotagēs) for submissiveness.
The thread — The theme of female silence and submission in worship appears in 1 Corinthians 14:34, which commands women to be silent in the churches. The pattern of submission extends to domestic relations in Ephesians 5:22 and the headship order in 1 Corinthians 11:3.
Why it lands — The text requires women to pursue instruction within a posture of quiet receptivity and submission. It demands adherence to a specific order of conduct for those participating in the assembly.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
- Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
- 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.
- Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
- 1 Peter 3:5 For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
- 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.”
- Titus 2:5 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 Peter 3:1 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
- Esther 1:20 The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”