But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
But I suffer not a woman to teach: As to when and where she cannot teach, Paul says to the church at Corinth, "Let your women keep silence in the church: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church" (1 Corinthians 14:34-35). The apostle explains here that the woman is to be modest, sober, silent, and submissive. Her teaching is always to be in a private setting. Under that condition, she may teach anyone. But public teaching is outside of her sphere.