Passage
1 Timothy 2.12
Book: 1 Timothy · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
10. but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works. 11. Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.
12. But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.
- For Adam was first formed, then Eve; 14. and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression: (1 Timothy 2:10-14, ASV)
WEB
10. but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works. 11. Let a woman learn in quietness with full submission.
12. But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
- For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14. Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience; (1 Timothy 2:10-14, WEB)
KJV
10. But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 11. Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
12. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
- For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. (1 Timothy 2:10-14, KJV)
YLT
10. but, which becometh women professing godly piety, through good works. 11. Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection,
12. and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,
- for Adam was first formed, then Eve, 14. and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, into transgression came, (1 Timothy 2:10-14, YLT)
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Theological reading
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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