1 Timothy 2:12-13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:9-15

I. Here is a charge, that women who profess the Christian religion should be modest, sober, silent, and submissive, as becomes their place. 1. They must be very modest in their apparel, not affecting gaudiness, gaiety, or costliness (you may read the vanity of a person's mind in the gaiety and gaudiness of his habit), because they have better ornaments with which they should adorn themselves, with good works. Note, Good works are the best ornament; these are, in the sight of God, of great... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Timothy 2:8-15

2:8-15 So, then, it is my wish that men should pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, with no anger in their hearts and no doubts in their minds. Even so it is my wish that women should modestly and wisely adorn themselves in seemly dress. This adornment should not consist in braided hair, and ornaments of gold, and pearls, but--as befits women who profess to reverence God--they should adorn themselves with good works. Let a woman learn in silence and with all submission. I do not allow a... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Timothy 2:8-15

The second part of this passage deals with the place of women in the Church. It cannot be read out of its historical context, for it springs entirely from the situation in which it was written. (i) It was written against a Jewish background. No nation ever gave a bigger place to women in home and in family things than the Jews did; but officially the position of a woman was very low. In Jewish law she was not a person but a thing; she was entirely at the disposal of her father or of her... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:12

But I suffer not a woman to teach , They may teach in private, in their own houses and families; they are to be teachers of good things, Titus 2:3 . They are to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; nor is the law or doctrine of a mother to be forsaken, any more than the instruction of a father; see Proverbs 1:8 . Timothy, no doubt, received much advantage, from the private teachings and instructions of his mother Eunice, and grandmother Lois; but then women... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:13

For Adam was first formed ,.... Immediately by God, out of the dust of the earth; and the breath of life was breathed into him, and he became a living soul; thus wonderfully and fearfully was he made; after this he was put into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and all creatures were brought to him, to give them names; and still an help meet or a companion was not found for him. All this while Eve was not as yet formed, but after this, then Eve . She was formed out of him, was made out of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:12

Nor to usurp authority - A woman should attempt nothing, either in public or private, that belongs to man as his peculiar function. This was prohibited by the Roman laws: In multis juris nostri articulis deterior est conditio foeminarum quam masculorun ,; l. 9, Pap. Lib. 31, Quaest. Foeminoe ab omnibus officiis civilibus vel publicis remotae sunt; et ideo nec judicis esse possunt, nec magistratum gerere, nec postulare, nec pro alio invenire, nec procuratores existere ; l. 2, de Reg.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:13

For Adam was first formed, then Eve - And by this very act God designed that he should have the pre-eminence. God fitted man, by the robust construction of his body, to live a public life, to contend with difficulties, and to be capable of great exertions. The structure of woman's body plainly proves that she was never designed for those exertions required in public life. In this the chief part of the natural inferiority of woman is to be sought. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:12

Verse 12 12But I suffer not a woman to teach. Not that he takes from them the charge of instructing their family, but only excludes them from the office of teaching, which God has committed to men only. On this subject we have explained our views in the exposition of the First Epistle to the Corinthians. (39) If any one bring forward, by way of objection, Deborah (Jude 4:4) and others of the same class, of whom we read that they were at one time appointed by the command of God to govern the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:13

Verse 13 13For Adam was first created He assigns two reasons why women ought to be subject to men; because not only did God enact this law at the beginning, but he also inflicted it as a punishment on the woman. (Genesis 3:16.) He accordingly shews that, although mankind had stood in their first and original uprightness, the true order of nature, which proceeded from the command of God, bears that women shall be subject. Nor is this inconsistent with the fact, that Adam, by falling from his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:1-15

The whole chapter is given up to directions concerning the public worship of the Church. We may notice the following particulars. I. THE SUBJECTS OF PUBLIC PRAYER . When the Church meets together in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, it meets as pre-eminently the friend of the human race. As the Church of him who is the world's Savior and Redeemer, it must manifest the same spirit of universal love which animated him. It is not as being haters of the human race (as their enemies... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:9-15

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Timothy 2:8-15

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Timothy 2:8-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:1-15

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