Passage

An instruction about learning

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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¹¹Let a woman learn in quietness with full submission.

1 Timothy 2:11World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The letter tells a woman to learn quietly and with submission.

To understand

The surrounding lines associate professed devotion with good works. The writer then states his restriction on a woman teaching or exercising authority over a man.

A question

How does the letter describe the manner of learning in this verse?