12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.
12 They should study to be quiet and obedient along with everyone else.
12 And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.
12 I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly.
34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
34 the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says.
34 Wives must not disrupt worship, talking when they should be listening,
34 Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says.
34 Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says.
(Read 1 Corinthians 14:34-40)
When the apostle exhorts Christian women to seek information on religious subjects from their husbands at home, it shows that believing families ought to assemble for promoting spiritual knowledge. The Spirit of Christ can never contradict itself; and if their revelations are against those of the apostle, they do not come from the same Spirit. The way to keep peace, truth, and order in the church, is to seek that which is good for it, to bear with that which is not hurtful to its welfare, and to keep up good behaviour, order, and decency.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:12
Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:8-15
(Read 1 Timothy 2:8-15)
Under the gospel, prayer is not to be confined to any one particular house of prayer, but men must pray every where. We must pray in our closets, pray in our families, pray at our meals, pray when we are on journeys, and pray in the solemn assemblies, whether more public or private. We must pray in charity; without wrath, or malice, or anger at any person. We must pray in faith, without doubting, and without disputing. Women who profess the Christian religion, must be modest in apparel, not affecting gaudiness, gaiety, or costliness. Good works are the best ornament; these are, in the sight of God, of great price. Modesty and neatness are more to be consulted in garments than elegance and fashion. And it would be well if the professors of serious godliness were wholly free from vanity in dress. They should spend more time and money in relieving the sick and distressed, than in decorating themselves and their children. To do this in a manner unsuitable to their rank in life, and their profession of godliness, is sinful. These are not trifles, but Divine commands. The best ornaments for professors of godliness, are good works. According to St. Paul, women are not allowed to be public teachers in the church; for teaching is an office of authority. But good women may and ought to teach their children at home the principles of true religion. Also, women must not think themselves excused from learning what is necessary to salvation, though they must not usurp authority. As woman was last in the creation, which is one reason for her subjection, so she was first in the transgression. But there is a word of comfort; that those who continue in sobriety, shall be saved in child-bearing, or with child-bearing, by the Messiah, who was born of a woman. And the especial sorrow to which the female sex is subject, should cause men to exercise their authority with much gentleness, tenderness, and affection.