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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen 1Ti 2:12 says “I do not permit a woman to teach (did

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen 1Ti 2:12 says “I do not permit a woman to teach (didaskain)…” yet you say she can teach. How did you get that conclusion? Isn’t the text clear?

1Ti 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-18

@Gbackupx The Bible nowhere says that women shouldn’t preach. 1Ti 2:12 is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach ‘strange doctrines’—but this has nothing to do with anyone preaching the truth to any...

@Gbackupx The Bible nowhere says that women shouldn’t preach. 1Ti 2:12 is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach ‘strange doctrines’—but this has no

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-15

@NowRope @4res44444444 @churchtalkative Your opinion is not backed up by 1Ti 2:12 because you failed to take this passage in its context. Paul is writing to Timothy so that he would remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach strange do...

@NowRope @4res44444444 @churchtalkative Your opinion is not backed up by 1Ti 2:12 because you failed to take this passage in its context. Paul is writing to Timothy so that he would remain in Ephesus

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 2:12? But then Paul’s stated purpose was for Timothy

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 2:12? But then Paul’s stated purpose was for Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching tru

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-09

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach No, Paul wasn't 'condemning' women from teaching in 1Ti 2:12. Taken in context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines. He wasn't s...

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach No, Paul wasn't 'condemning' women from teaching in 1Ti 2:12. Taken in context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain peop

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-09

@McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach How did I take 1Ti 2:12 out of context? 1Co 11:3 has nothing to do with authority but is all about origins. In Sarah’s day, calling someone ‘lord’ was like using the term ‘sir,’ a term of respect. If leader...

@McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach How did I take 1Ti 2:12 out of context? 1Co 11:3 has nothing to do with authority but is all about origins. In Sarah’s day, calling someone ‘lord’ was like u

1Co 11:3 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@Here4Now0829 I can understand that you may not be comfortable with a female pastor/elder, but the Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving in this way. And there should be multiple elders, qualified men and women. 1Ti 2:12 in context is Paul referri...

@Here4Now0829 I can understand that you may not be comfortable with a female pastor/elder, but the Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving in this way. And there should be multiple elders, qualified m

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@HakamYaaqub @sola_chad What does 1Ti 2:12 have to do with this conversation? Paul's purpose was to stop false teaching, not to stop anyone from teaching truth...and the OP wasn't about teaching. Second, 1Co 11 is dealing with issues arising with ma...

@HakamYaaqub @sola_chad What does 1Ti 2:12 have to do with this conversation? Paul's purpose was to stop false teaching, not to stop anyone from teaching truth...and the OP wasn't about teaching. Sec

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-23

@YoungOneJosh1 @RealerBrogan @cheryl_hanks @rightresponsem 3. 1Ti 2:12 - ‘a woman is not to teach or have authority over a man’ - 2:11-12 is in the singular, contrasting with 2:9-10 showing Paul is now dealing with a specific situation where he doesn...

@YoungOneJosh1 @RealerBrogan @cheryl_hanks @rightresponsem 3. 1Ti 2:12 - ‘a woman is not to teach or have authority over a man’ - 2:11-12 is in the singular, contrasting with 2:9-10 showing Paul is no

with 2:9-10 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@DBryanRhodes @TomBuck First, Even spoke to the serpent as she was reasoning thr

@DBryanRhodes @TomBuck First, Even spoke to the serpent as she was reasoning through the deception. She didn't 'preach to Adam.' Second, that's not at all Paul's argument in 1Ti 2:12-14. Try again. h

1Ti 2:12-14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@Super_SloMoe @bookkeepPLUS Jesus told his disciples to teach all nations to obey and teach what He commanded them. This was not meant only for males. And 1Ti 2:12 in the context of Paul's personal letter to Timothy regarding him instructing certain ...

@Super_SloMoe @bookkeepPLUS Jesus told his disciples to teach all nations to obey and teach what He commanded them. This was not meant only for males. And 1Ti 2:12 in the context of Paul's personal le

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@bannedpastor 1Ti 2:12 has nothing to do with feminism. Paul wrote a personal le

@bannedpastor 1Ti 2:12 has nothing to do with feminism. Paul wrote a personal letter to Timothy to so he would instruct certain people to stop spreading strange doctrines, not YJ stop anyone from teac

1Ti 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@MAgbogidi @sola_chad Where is anyone specifically identified as 'pastor' in the

@MAgbogidi @sola_chad Where is anyone specifically identified as 'pastor' in the New Testament? 1Ti 2:12 has to do with the teaching of strange doctrines not preventing someone from teaching the trut

1Ti 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@megbasham @Romans8Shaman You do realize, don't you, that 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say a

@megbasham @Romans8Shaman You do realize, don't you, that 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say anything about pastors...?

1Ti 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

Today I responded to @VirgilWalkerOMA who I thought posted a good article showing why he went from egalitarian to complementarian. Yes, it's not good to believe something on feelings alone. That's why we need to study 1Ti 2:12 in context. Hope you f...

Today I responded to @VirgilWalkerOMA who I thought posted a good article showing why he went from egalitarian to complementarian. Yes, it's not good to believe something on feelings alone. That's why

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@GrigulisSylvia @DrMJ_1580 @bunniferated @PastorDeberny Wait, what does that hav

@GrigulisSylvia @DrMJ_1580 @bunniferated @PastorDeberny Wait, what does that have to do with what I wrote? Do you know how many “premil dispy” folk disagree with me on 1Cor 14:34-35 and 1Ti 2:12?

1Cor 14:34-35 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@Curi_Christian If I only had a penny for everyone who quoted 1Ti 2:12 out of co

@Curi_Christian If I only had a penny for everyone who quoted 1Ti 2:12 out of context!! Paul writes Timothy so that he would instruct certain ones to stop teaching strange doctrine, not to stop anyon

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@Anglokinist @ClarkeMicah And as for 1Ti 2:12, Paul wrote this letter to Timothy

@Anglokinist @ClarkeMicah And as for 1Ti 2:12, Paul wrote this letter to Timothy to urge him to instruct certain individuals to stop teaching strange doctrines (1Ti 1:3), not to stop the teaching of t

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@AF_Tugboater @MegHunterKilmer Yes, 1Ti 2:12, Paul identifying a specific deceiv

@AF_Tugboater @MegHunterKilmer Yes, 1Ti 2:12, Paul identifying a specific deceived wife who needs to stop teaching heresy. But Paul is not stopping anyone from sharing their opinion on social media.

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@jayTheory1987 @rankheresy Ok, but if you are going to quote the Bible, you shou

@jayTheory1987 @rankheresy Ok, but if you are going to quote the Bible, you should read it more carefully. First, about 1Ti 2:12... https://t.co/XIjnmMyTX5

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@PoweredByMemes @MilenaZ238972 Well, that is odd because in the church there's n

@PoweredByMemes @MilenaZ238972 Well, that is odd because in the church there's no longer a temple. The temple now is the body of each believer making each believer a priest of their own temple. As fo

1Ti 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@perspicacious_7 @Paula_333 I’m not rejecting scripture. If you were following along, I showed how 1Ti 2:12 is dealing with a particular married woman teaching heresy who needed to be saved, “She will be saved…if…” (1Ti 2:15). Every word of scriptur...

@perspicacious_7 @Paula_333 I’m not rejecting scripture. If you were following along, I showed how 1Ti 2:12 is dealing with a particular married woman teaching heresy who needed to be saved, “She will

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 2:15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@smashbaals Smash needs to re-read 1Tim 2:12 in context. Paul wasn’t stopping anyone from teaching the truth. 1Ti 2:12 isn’t a universal ban on women teaching. Paul addresses a specific wife who was deceived and teaching error, and her husband who r...

@smashbaals Smash needs to re-read 1Tim 2:12 in context. Paul wasn’t stopping anyone from teaching the truth. 1Ti 2:12 isn’t a universal ban on women teaching. Paul addresses a specific wife who was

1Ti 2:12 1Tim 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

@Paula_333 Also, that 1Ti 2:12-14 applies to teaching in the church isn't what is being stated. Paul is writing Timothy to deal with strange (ie. false) teaching, not to stop the teaching of truth by anyone. Nowhere is 'authentein' being used positiv...

@Paula_333 Also, that 1Ti 2:12-14 applies to teaching in the church isn't what is being stated. Paul is writing Timothy to deal with strange (ie. false) teaching, not to stop the teaching of truth by

1Ti 2:12-14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-30

@darylsterk In Wisdom of Solomon 12:6, authentas is used (the accusative plural noun form), whereas in 1Ti 2:12, authentein is a present active infinitive verb form. They are related, and I do agree with you that there is a sense of murder here which...

@darylsterk In Wisdom of Solomon 12:6, authentas is used (the accusative plural noun form), whereas in 1Ti 2:12, authentein is a present active infinitive verb form. They are related, and I do agree w

Solomon 12:6 1Ti 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-29

Many people think egalitarians are rejecting the “plain meaning” of 1Ti 2:12 and 1Ti 3:2. At the same time they have no problem recognizing that what the text first sounds like elsewhere is frequently different after checking the context. I give lot...

Many people think egalitarians are rejecting the “plain meaning” of 1Ti 2:12 and 1Ti 3:2. At the same time they have no problem recognizing that what the text first sounds like elsewhere is frequently

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 3:2 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-19

@Ryan_Adair_A My comments were very much focused on 1Ti 2:12 and it’s context. Is there anywhere where someone is not permitted to teach truth to someone? Also, I don’t think there is a rule that “teach” has to always be one way for the whole letter....

@Ryan_Adair_A My comments were very much focused on 1Ti 2:12 and it’s context. Is there anywhere where someone is not permitted to teach truth to someone? Also, I don’t think there is a rule that “tea

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@DennyBurk @TomBuck Baptists have a wide range of things that each church does differently. That’s because baptists are self governed. These differences are not primary which is why they can co-operate. Why do you think you have to force your underst...

@DennyBurk @TomBuck Baptists have a wide range of things that each church does differently. That’s because baptists are self governed. These differences are not primary which is why they can co-operat

1Ti 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-29

@racheljwelcher This is a great question. I think it’s likely because those who refuse fellowship see 1Ti 2:12 as an explicit command against women teaching in positions of authority, and disobeying an explicit command is seen as worse than misinterp...

@racheljwelcher This is a great question. I think it’s likely because those who refuse fellowship see 1Ti 2:12 as an explicit command against women teaching in positions of authority, and disobeying a

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@Zach_Allgood @Damayfield89 @StuartAmidon It's not about trumping a verse as 1Ti 2:12 is scripture. The problem is that it is often taken out of context as Paul's purpose in writing this personal letter to Timothy was to exhort him to remain in Ephes...

@Zach_Allgood @Damayfield89 @StuartAmidon It's not about trumping a verse as 1Ti 2:12 is scripture. The problem is that it is often taken out of context as Paul's purpose in writing this personal lett

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ That's not his teaching. The only place you find this is in 1Ti 2:12 and it is in a personal letter address to Timothy with the purpose of stopping strange doctrines (1Ti 1:3). Paul's purpose f...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ That's not his teaching. The only place you find this is in 1Ti 2:12 and it is in a personal letter address to Timothy with the purpose of stop

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-11

@oliviakrolczyk_ Paul was not writing a personal letter to Timothy to stop half

@oliviakrolczyk_ Paul was not writing a personal letter to Timothy to stop half of the church or anyone from teaching truth. He was writing to stop the teaching of heresy. You are properly reacting ag

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Even if authentein can mean “exercise authority,” contextual clues in 1Ti 2:12—E

Even if authentein can mean “exercise authority,” contextual clues in 1Ti 2:12—Eve’s deception, Adam’s passivity, and the false teaching crisis in Ephesus—make a negative reading more plausible. /10

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Mike Winger rightly says that ἐπιτρέπω (“permit”) doesn’t inherently mean temporary or ongoing—it depends on context. I agree. But that’s exactly the issue: the context of 1Ti 2:12 shows this is not a universal law, but a situational application of ...

Mike Winger rightly says that ἐπιτρέπω (“permit”) doesn’t inherently mean temporary or ongoing—it depends on context. I agree. But that’s exactly the issue: the context of 1Ti 2:12 shows this is not

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in betwe

In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in between a husband and wife (the wife is teaching heresy and the husband, likely an elder, is silent). To assist Timothy, he

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Also, in 1Ti 2:12 the term authentein is wh

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Also, in 1Ti 2:12 the term authentein is what some believe means to “exercise authority over” someone. This is the only place it is used in the Bible. Why isn’t it

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@JRowley11 @StothersRyan Ok, but Paul doesn’t reveal a standard that runs direct

@JRowley11 @StothersRyan Ok, but Paul doesn’t reveal a standard that runs directly contrary to egalitarianism. Where are you getting this from? 1Ti 2:12?? If that’s the case, maybe you can answer som

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals For those of us who take the time to read the text in its context, we see that 1Ti 2:12 is very clearly addressing a particular false teacher who was deceived and hadn’t been corrected yet. Mind answering the fol...

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals For those of us who take the time to read the text in its context, we see that 1Ti 2:12 is very clearly addressing a particular false teacher who was deceived and

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@chronos_magnus @Canad_eh @whitxsix I see. Well the word for teach is in 1Ti 2:1

@chronos_magnus @Canad_eh @whitxsix I see. Well the word for teach is in 1Ti 2:12. Do you believe men are supposed to authentein others? (That’s the Greek word Paul used which some translate as have a

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

I have some questions I need some help with since so many think that 1Ti 2:12 is as clear as mud.👇 1. Given Paul’s stated purpose was to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3), why did it shift to “instruct all women to n...

I have some questions I need some help with since so many think that 1Ti 2:12 is as clear as mud.👇 1. Given Paul’s stated purpose was to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-25

@SledgeTX1776 @MikeWingerii That “dude” agrees with you mostly. He just thinks w

@SledgeTX1776 @MikeWingerii That “dude” agrees with you mostly. He just thinks women are not to be elders. And no, the Bible doesn’t say that. That’s not what Paul is saying in 1Ti 2:12. https://t.co

1Ti 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@deensreggin @smashbaals Everyone who learns should learn quietly. Just look at any classroom. What Paul is dealing with in 1Ti 2:12 is not someone doing what men ought to but wife of likely an elder who is teaching false doctrine and he is silent an...

@deensreggin @smashbaals Everyone who learns should learn quietly. Just look at any classroom. What Paul is dealing with in 1Ti 2:12 is not someone doing what men ought to but wife of likely an elder

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

As for your counter argument on 1Ti 2:12, since when is Paul forbidding the teac

As for your counter argument on 1Ti 2:12, since when is Paul forbidding the teaching of *correct* doctrine by anyone to anyone? The context is stopping false teaching. Also, he says male congregants s

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@flauridian The context of 1Ti is clearly stopping false teaching not true teaching. And the grammar of 1Ti 2:12 is singular, not plural. The explanation needs to be coherent of the grammar, the reference to Adam and Eve and the “she (sg) will be sav...

@flauridian The context of 1Ti is clearly stopping false teaching not true teaching. And the grammar of 1Ti 2:12 is singular, not plural. The explanation needs to be coherent of the grammar, the refer

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is elder m

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is elder mentioned in 1Ti 2:12?

1Ti 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic No, that doesn't work at all. You presume that elders are supposed to be doing what Paul says shouldn't be done in 1Ti 2:12. Further, since when was Paul saying that anyone wasn't to teach truth to anyon...

@RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic No, that doesn't work at all. You presume that elders are supposed to be doing what Paul says shouldn't be done in 1Ti 2:12. Further, since when was Paul

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic You need to lear

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic You need to learn to read in context. 1Ti 2:12 does not say that a woman cannot teach truth to a man or cannot be an elder. https://t.co

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So you get to make demands and I’m supposed to write you a 5000 word essay?? This is X. Since you don’t seem able to answer my question about 1Ti 2:12, let’s move on to Eph 5:21 where subjection is *reciprocal*—that me...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So you get to make demands and I’m supposed to write you a 5000 word essay?? This is X. Since you don’t seem able to answer my question about 1Ti 2:12, let’s move on to

Eph 5:21 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Egalitarians argue against male headship b/c ‘headship’ = ruler/authority today, but Paul doesn’t use it that way for church or M/F rels. I cited 1Co 7:4 as the only positive mention of authority in M/F rels, besides 1...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Egalitarians argue against male headship b/c ‘headship’ = ruler/authority today, but Paul doesn’t use it that way for church or M/F rels. I cited 1Co 7:4 as the only po

1Co 7:4 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-17

@harmonizedgrace @mtnhousewife @MichelleDLesley It sounds like you are referring

@harmonizedgrace @mtnhousewife @MichelleDLesley It sounds like you are referring to 1Ti 2:12. Am I right? Are women allowed to teach male children? If so, at what point is she specifically supposed t

1Ti 2:12 question
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