Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.
"Teach and have authority over a man (1 Timothy 2:12) may be references to separate activities that Paul restricted to men. Or the first term might represent a specific example of activity that falls under the general rule that follows: women’s teaching in the public assembly would violate the given authority structure. In either case, we should notice that Paul did not employ his usual term for ’the normal exercise of authority’ (exousia). He chose an unusual word (authenteo) that could carry negative connotations such as ’to usurp or misappropriate authority’ or ’to domineer.’ The unusual term probably signifies an unusual situation. In the Ephesian context at least, women had misappropriated authority by taking upon themselves the role of teacher." [Note: Towner, 1-2 Timothy . . ., p. 77.] 