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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:12 I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet [in the congregation]. |
Subject: can a woman be in authority? |
Bible Note: Hi, gmsmith101! Not wanting to contradict... there were woman who had possitions of power and authority in the secular environment... the command is directed to the religious environment: the woman is to yield her authority first to her father, then to her husband, once married; back again to her father if widowed or divorced. When we read the Scriptures we find that there were many females attending to Christ and later to the disciples--some were wealthy or unattached! God Bless! Angel |