1 TIMOTHY 2:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.”
but rather with good deeds, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness — the corrective places inner virtue (agathos ergon) over outer display. Godliness (eusebia) legitimates women's presence in the assembly only when accompanied by demonstrated righteousness.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 2:10
“When you pray,” says Christ, “you shall not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father, which is in secret; and your Father, which sees in secret, shall reward you openly.” Matthew 6:5-6 What then says Paul? “I will therefore that…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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