Timothy was the leader who oversaw the churches in Ephesus. He had problems with certain women who were arrogant and domineering. In his letter Paul discussed how Timothy should deal with this problem.
I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 1 Tim 2:12 CSB17
There is no other verse in the whole Bible that forbids women to teach or reprove a man.
The word ''allow'' here is a translation from EPITREPEO. This word is found several times in the New Testament, but it does not indicate a law or commandment of God.
Here are some examples.
Another follower said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Mt 8:21 NIRV
Another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house." Lk 9:61 CSB17
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. Jn 19:38 NKJ
But Paul said, "I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people." Acts 21:39 NKJ
If PERMITTED or FORBIDDEN is referring to a law or commandment of God, we find another word in the original Greek text.
EXESTI:
There he saw a man who had a shriveled hand, and in order to accuse him they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Mt 12:10 CSB17
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!" Mt 12:2 NKJ
Then Pilate said to them, "You take Him and judge Him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death," Jn 18:31 NKJ
The difference between EPITREPEO and EXESTI is dramatic and very important.
When a teacher allows a student to go to the toilet during a lesson, that is EPITREPEO: (I do not allow the woman to teach or to rule over the man...)
If a man is not allowed to marry his sister because it is against the law, then the Greek word EXESTI would be used.
Smith Wigglesworth was an English evangelist. Through his ministry countless people came to faith in Jesus and many were healed.
He was a boy from a poor family, and he had to work from an early age. He never went to school and his wife taught him to read. It was only through his wife’s teaching that he was able to read the bible.
His wife was also a preacher who brought many souls into God's Kingdom.
The mighty house church movement in China is terribly persecuted, but the Christians are not going under. Many pastors are arrested and tortured, but when a male leader is taken away, often a woman takes over the leadership.
More than 75% of the pastors in this movement are now women, and God is multiplying His people.
The first man with God in the garden was Adam the man. The first man with Jesus in the garden after the resurrection was Mary Magdalene, a woman with a past but chosen to proclaim a new beginning for the human race.
When Mary Magdalene announced to the apostles that Jesus had risen, they did not believe.
Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. Mk 16:14 NKJ
I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 1 Tim 2:12 CSB17
There is no other verse in the whole Bible that forbids women to teach or reprove a man.
The word ''allow'' here is a translation from EPITREPEO. This word is found several times in the New Testament, but it does not indicate a law or commandment of God.
Here are some examples.
Another follower said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Mt 8:21 NIRV
Another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house." Lk 9:61 CSB17
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. Jn 19:38 NKJ
But Paul said, "I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people." Acts 21:39 NKJ
If PERMITTED or FORBIDDEN is referring to a law or commandment of God, we find another word in the original Greek text.
EXESTI:
There he saw a man who had a shriveled hand, and in order to accuse him they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Mt 12:10 CSB17
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!" Mt 12:2 NKJ
Then Pilate said to them, "You take Him and judge Him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death," Jn 18:31 NKJ
The difference between EPITREPEO and EXESTI is dramatic and very important.
When a teacher allows a student to go to the toilet during a lesson, that is EPITREPEO: (I do not allow the woman to teach or to rule over the man...)
If a man is not allowed to marry his sister because it is against the law, then the Greek word EXESTI would be used.
Smith Wigglesworth was an English evangelist. Through his ministry countless people came to faith in Jesus and many were healed.
He was a boy from a poor family, and he had to work from an early age. He never went to school and his wife taught him to read. It was only through his wife’s teaching that he was able to read the bible.
His wife was also a preacher who brought many souls into God's Kingdom.
The mighty house church movement in China is terribly persecuted, but the Christians are not going under. Many pastors are arrested and tortured, but when a male leader is taken away, often a woman takes over the leadership.
More than 75% of the pastors in this movement are now women, and God is multiplying His people.
The first man with God in the garden was Adam the man. The first man with Jesus in the garden after the resurrection was Mary Magdalene, a woman with a past but chosen to proclaim a new beginning for the human race.
When Mary Magdalene announced to the apostles that Jesus had risen, they did not believe.
Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. Mk 16:14 NKJ
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