12 (A)But I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. 13 (B)For it was Adam who was first [a]created, and then Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but (C)the woman was [b]deceived and [c]became a wrongdoer.

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:13 Or formed
  2. 1 Timothy 2:14 Or thoroughly deceived
  3. 1 Timothy 2:14 Lit has become

12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[a] she must be quiet.(A) 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.(B) 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.(C)

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:12 Or over her husband

12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

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