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1 Timothy 2:15 — King James Version← Study notes

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.


1 Timothy 2:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 2:1515 words
GreekMeaning
σωθήσεταιsōthēsetai
She will be savedverbG4982
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
τεκνογονίαςteknogonias
childbearingnounG5042
ἐὰνean
ifwordG1437
μείνωσινmeinōsin
they shall abideverbG3306
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πίστειpistei
faithnounG4102
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀγάπῃagapē
in lovenounG26
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἁγιασμῷhagiasmō
in holinessnounG38
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
σωφροσύνηςsōphrosynēs
self-restraintnounG4997
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 2:15

Great modesty and great propriety does the blessed Paul require of women, and that not only with respect to their dress and appearance: he proceeds even to regulate their speech. And what says he? “Let the woman learn in silence”; that is, let her not speak at all in the church; which rule he has also given in his Epistle to the Corinthians, where he says, “It is a shame for women to speak in the church” 1 Corinthians 14:35; and the reason is, that the law has made them…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 9 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Priya SharmaNote3mo ago
Saved Through Childbearing
I'm a woman and I've wrestled with this verse because it seems to tie my salvation to reproduction, which feels limiting and strange. But I've started hearing it differently. Maybe it's about how God...
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