New Testament · VERSE 12

1 Timothy 2:12

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

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1 Timothy 2:10

But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

1 Timothy 2:11

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

1 Timothy 2:12SELECTED VERSE

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

1 Timothy 2:13

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

1 Timothy 2:14

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

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