1 Timothy 2:12 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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 2:12 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "suffer", "woman", "teach", "usurp", "authority", "over", and "silence". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "suffer" and "woman", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Let the woman learn in silence with..." into verse 13's "For Adam was first formed then Eve...", so "suffer" and "woman" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "suffer" and "woman" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.