1 Timothy 2:12
Context2:12 But I do not allow 1 a woman to teach or exercise authority 2 over a man. She must remain quiet. 3
1 Timothy 2:14
Context2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, 4 fell into transgression. 5
1 Timothy 3:5
Context3:5 But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?


[2:12] 1 sn But I do not allow. Although the Greek conjunction δέ (de) can have a simple connective force (“and”), it is best to take it as contrastive here: Verse 11 gives a positive statement (that is to say, that a woman should learn). This was a radical and liberating departure from the Jewish view that women were not to learn the law.
[2:12] 2 tn According to BDAG 150 s.v. αὐθεντέω this Greek verb means “to assume a stance of independent authority, give orders to, dictate to” (cf. JB “tell a man what to do”).
[2:12] 3 tn Grk “but to be in quietness.” The phrase ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ (en Jhsucia) is used in Greek literature either of absolute silence or of a quiet demeanor.
[2:14] 4 tn This phrase uses a compound form of the same verb as in v. 14a: “deceived” vs. “deceived out, completely deceived.” The two verbs could be synonymous, but because of the close contrast in this context, it seems that a stronger meaning is intended for the second verb.
[2:14] 5 tn Grk “has come to be in transgression” (with an emphasis on the continuing consequences of that fall).