1 Timothy 2:12 (DBY)

Passage

but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;

Nearby Context

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:

1 Timothy 2:14 and Adam was not deceived; but the woman, having been deceived, was in transgression.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "suffer", "woman", "teach", "exercise", "authority", "over", and "quietness". 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 a woman learn in quietness in..." into verse 13's "for Adam was formed first 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.