1 Timothy 2:11
1 Timothy 2:11
“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Paul directs that a woman learn quietly and with full submission.
What Does 1 Timothy 2:11 Mean?
In a setting where many women had little formal teaching, Paul affirms that they are to learn. This itself was a dignity, an invitation into the truth.
'In silence with all subjection' describes the posture of a humble learner, attentive and teachable. The emphasis falls on receiving instruction with a quiet and orderly spirit, the same readiness any disciple owes to sound teaching.
In the Original Language
hesuchia (ἡσυχία), 'silence' -- quietness and calm, a settled and peaceable manner.