12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[a] she must be quiet.(A) 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.(B) 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.(C) 15 But women[b] will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love(D) and holiness with propriety.

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:12 Or over her husband
  2. 1 Timothy 2:15 Greek she

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