1 Timothy 2:8-15

New American Standard Bible

Instructions for Believers

⁸ Therefore ^(A)I want the men ^(B)in every place to pray, ^(C)lifting up ^(D)holy hands, without anger and dispute. ⁹ Likewise, I want ^(E)women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, ^[a]modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive apparel, ¹⁰ but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. ^11 (F)A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. ^12 (G)But I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. ^13 (H)For it was Adam who was first ^[b]created, and then Eve. ¹⁴ And it was not Adam who was deceived, but ^(I)the woman was ^[c]deceived and ^[d]became a wrongdoer. ¹⁵ But ^[e]women will be ^[f]preserved through ^[g]childbirth—if they continue in ^(J)faith, love, and sanctity, with moderation.