1 Timothy 2:10 (GNV)

Passage

But (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with good workes.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that the men pray, euery where lifting vp pure hands without wrath, or douting.

1 Timothy 2:9 Likewise also the women, that they aray themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broyded heare, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell,

1 Timothy 2:10 But (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with good workes.

1 Timothy 2:11 Let the woman learne in silence with all subiection.

1 Timothy 2:12 I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "becommeth", "women", "professe", "feare", "good", and "workes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "becommeth" and "women", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Likewise also the women that they aray..." into verse 11's "Let the woman learne in silence with...", so "becommeth" and "women" 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 "becommeth" and "women" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.