1 Timotius 2:12

2:12 But I do not allow ¹  a woman to teach or exercise authority ²  over a man. She must remain quiet. ³ 

1 Timotius 3:10

3:10 And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

1 Timotius 4:7

4:7 But reject those myths ⁴  fit only for the godless and gullible, ⁵  and train yourself for godliness.

1 Timotius 4:13

4:13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, ⁶  to exhortation, to teaching.

1 Timotius 4:15

4:15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress. ⁷ 

[2:12]  ¹ sn But I do not allow. Although the Greek conjunction δέ (de) can have a simple connective force (“and”), it is best to take it as contrastive here: Verse 11 gives a positive statement (that is to say, that a woman should learn). This was a radical and liberating departure from the Jewish view that women were not to learn the law.

[2:12]  ² tn According to BDAG 150 s.v. αὐθεντέω this Greek verb means “to assume a stance of independent authority, give orders to, dictate to” (cf. JB “tell a man what to do”).

[2:12]  ³ tn Grk “but to be in quietness.” The phrase ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ (en Jhsucia) is used in Greek literature either of absolute silence or of a quiet demeanor.

[4:7]  ⁴ sn Those myths refer to legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 4:4; and Titus 1:14.

[4:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”

[4:13]  ⁶ tn Grk “reading.”

[4:13]  sn The public reading of scripture refers to reading the scripture out loud in the church services. In a context where many were illiterate and few could afford private copies of scripture, such public reading was especially important.

[4:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “that your progress may be evident to all.”