1 Timothy 2:9 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

1 Timothy 2:9

7 ^afor which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth¹ in Christ and not lying—^ba teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Men and Women in the Church

8 I desire therefore that the men pray ^aeverywhere, ^blifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

9 in like manner also, that the ^awomen adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and¹ moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,

10 ^abut, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.

11 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission.

12 And ^aI do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.

13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.

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The context requires that we understand these directions as to women, in relation to their deportment in public worship, though the rules will hold good on other occasions also.

in modest apparel—"in seemly guise" [ELLICOTT]. The adjective means properly. orderly, decorous, becoming; the noun in secular writings means conduct, bearing. But here "apparel." Women are apt to love fine dress; and at Ephesus the riches of some (I Timothy 6:17) would lead them to dress luxuriously. The Greek in Titus 2:3 is a more general term meaning "deportment."

shamefacedness—TRENCH spells this word according to its true derivation, "shamefastness" (that which is made fast by an honorable shame); as "steadfastness" (compare I Timothy 2:11-12).

sobriety—"self-restraint" [ALFORD]. Habitual inner self-government [TRENCH]. I prefer ELLICOTT'S translation, "sober-mindedness": the well-balanced state of mind arising from habitual self-restraint.

with—Greek, "in."

braided hair—literally, "plaits," that is, plaited hair: probably with the "gold and pearls" intertwined (I Peter 3:3). Such gaud is characteristic of the spiritual harlot (Revelation 17:4).

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