1 Timothy 2:11 (GNV)

Passage

Let the woman learne in silence with all subiection.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Timothy 2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eue.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "But as becommeth women that professe the..." into verse 12's "I permit not a woman to teache...", so "woman" and "learne" 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 "learne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.