But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
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Gill's Exposition
For Adam was first formed,.... Immediately by God, out of the dust of the earth; and the breath of life was breathed into him, and he became a living soul; thus wonderfully and fearfully was he made;…
Barnes' Notes
But I suffer not a woman to teach - see the notes on 1Co 14:34. Nor to usurp authority over the man - notes, 1Co 11:3.
Adam Clarke
Nor to usurp authority - A woman should attempt nothing, either in public or private, that belongs to man as his peculiar function. This was prohibited by the Roman laws: In multis juris nostri…
I. Here is a charge, that women who profess the Christian religion should be modest, sober, silent, and submissive, as becomes their place. 1. They must be very modest in their apparel, not affecting…
Cambridge Bible
The direction is made more emphatic by the position of the verb -to teach" (according to the better supported reading) at the beginning of the clause: But teaching I permit not to a woman.
to usurp…