1 Timothy 2:12 
Context| NET © | But I do not allow 1 a woman to teach or exercise authority 2 over a man. She must remain quiet. 3 |
| NIV © | I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. |
| NASB © | But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. |
| NLT © | I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly. |
| MSG © | They should study to be quiet and obedient along with everyone else. |
| BBE © | In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet. |
| NRSV © | I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent. |
| NKJV © | And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | |
| NET © | But I do not allow 1 a woman to teach or exercise authority 2 over a man. She must remain quiet. 3 |
| NET © Notes |
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. |
