1 Timothy · Πρὸς Τιμόθεον Αʹ

1 Timothy 2:12

Γυναικὶ δὲ διδάσκειν οὐκ ἐπιτρέπω, οὐδὲ αὐθεντεῖν ἀνδρός, ἀλλ' εἶναι ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ.
Gynaiki de didaskein oyk epitrepō, oyde aythentein andros, all' einai en ēsychia.
King James Version (KJV)

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Modern English

I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.

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