But I do not allow ¹  a woman to teach or exercise authority ²  over a man. She must remain quiet. ³ 

biblegateway 1Ti 2:12

But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to be silent.

But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but _to remain quiet_ .

biblegateway 1Ti 2:12

I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.

bibleoremus 1Ti 2:12

I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent.

I do not permit women to teach or dictate to the men; they should keep quiet.

biblegateway 1Ti 2:12

And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

biblegateway 1Ti 2:12

But I do not allow ¹  a woman to teach or exercise authority ²  over a man. She must remain quiet. ³ 

¹ sn But I do not allow. Although the Greek conjunction δέ (de) can have a simple connective force (“and”), it is best to take it as contrastive here: Verse 11 gives a positive statement (that is to say, that a woman should learn). This was a radical and liberating departure from the Jewish view that women were not to learn the law.

² tn According to BDAG 150 s.v. αὐθεντέω this Greek verb means “to assume a stance of independent authority, give orders to, dictate to” (cf. JB “tell a man what to do”).

³ tn Grk “but to be in quietness.” The phrase ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ (en Jhsucia) is used in Greek literature either of absolute silence or of a quiet demeanor.