1 Timothy 2:11 (DBY)

Passage

Let a woman learn in quietness in all subjection;

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited [hair] and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,

1 Timothy 2:10 but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.

1 Timothy 2:11 Let a woman learn in quietness in all subjection;

1 Timothy 2:12 but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;

1 Timothy 2:13 for Adam was formed first, then Eve:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "woman", "learn", "quietness", and "subjection". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "woman" and "learn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "but what becomes women making profession of..." into verse 12's "but I do not suffer a woman...", so "woman" and "learn" 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 "woman" and "learn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.