1 Timothy 2:12 (GNV)

Passage

I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Timothy 2:14 And Adam was not deceiued, but the woman was deceiued, and was in the transgression.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "permit", "woman", "teache", "neither", "vsurpe", "authoritie", "ouer", and "silence". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "permit" 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 learne in silence with..." into verse 13's "For Adam was first formed then Eue...", so "permit" 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 "permit" and "woman" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.