Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
but (as becomes women proclaiming godliness) with the ornament of good deeds.
New American Standard Bible
but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
King James Version
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
Holman Bible
but with good works,
International Standard Version
but through good actions. This is proper for women who claim to revere God.
A Conservative Version
but (which is fitting for women professing godliness) through good works.
American Standard Version
but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.
Amplified
but instead adorned by good deeds [helping others], as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
An Understandable Version
but with good deeds, which are [more] appropriate for women who claim to be godly.
Anderson New Testament
but with good works; since this becomes women who profess godliness.
Bible in Basic English
But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God.
Common New Testament
but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess godliness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but, as becomes women, who make a profession of religion, to be adorn'd with virtue.
Darby Translation
but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.
Godbey New Testament
but whatsoever becomes women professing godliness, through good works.
Goodspeed New Testament
but, as is appropriate for women who profess to be religious, with good actions.
John Wesley New Testament
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
Julia Smith Translation
But (what become women professing religious worship) with good works.
King James 2000
But (as becomes women professing godliness) with good works.
Lexham Expanded Bible
but with good deeds which are fitting for women who profess godliness.
Modern King James verseion
but with good works, which becomes women professing godliness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but with such as becometh women that profess the worshipping of God through good works.
Moffatt New Testament
but with good deeds (as befits women who make a religious profession).
NET Bible
but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.
New Heart English Bible
but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.
Noyes New Testament
but, as becometh women professing godliness, with good works.
Sawyer New Testament
but with good works, which become women professing godliness.
The Emphasized Bible
But, which becometh women promising godliness, through means of good works.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
but as becometh women professing godliness, with good works.
Twentieth Century New Testament
but--as is proper for women who profess to be religious--with good actions.
Webster
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
Weymouth New Testament
but--as befits women making a claim to godliness--with the ornament of good works.
Williams New Testament
but with good deeds; for this is appropriate for women who profess to be pious.
World English Bible
but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.
Worrell New Testament
but (which becomes women professing godliness) through good works.
Worsley New Testament
but in good works, as becometh women professing godliness.
Youngs Literal Translation
but -- which becometh women professing godly piety -- through good works.
Themes
Dress » Rules with respect to women's
Wives » Should be adorned » With good works
crowning qualities of Womanhood » Modesty
Women » Ministry of » Modesty of
Women » Rules for dress of Christian
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 2:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions For Women
9 in like manner also the women. I desire women to clothe themselves in suitable apparel, adorning themselves with reverence and self-restraint; not with hair plaited with gold or pearls, or with expensive clothes, 10 but (as becomes women proclaiming godliness) with the ornament of good deeds. 11 Let a woman learn quietly in entire submission.
Cross References
Acts 9:36
Among the disciples at Joppa was a woman named Tabitha??hich may be translated Dorcas or "Gazelle"?? woman whose life was full of good works and almsgiving, which she was doing continually.
Acts 9:39
So Peter arose and went with them. On his arrival they took him up-stairs, and all the widows stood near him, weeping, and showing him the cloaks and garments which Dorcas used to make, while she was still with them.
Ephesians 2:10
for we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good deeds, which God predestined us to make our daily way of life.
1 Timothy 5:6-10
But she who lives in wantonness is dead even while she still lives.
Titus 2:14
He gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity, and to purify unto himself a people zealous of good works."
Titus 3:8
This saying is trustworthy. On this I want you to firmly insist; that those who have faith in God must be careful to maintain honest occupations. Such counsels are good and profitable for men.
1 Peter 2:12
Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.
1 Peter 3:3-5
Your adornment ought not to be the outward adornment of plaited hair and golden jewels and the wearing of beautiful dresses;
2 Peter 1:6-8
and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety,
2 Peter 3:11
Now since all things are in the process of dissolution, what kind of men ought you to be, in all holy living and piety;
Revelation 2:19
I know your works and your love and faith and service and endurance; I know that your last works are more than the first.