Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
but--as befits women making a claim to godliness--with the ornament of good works.
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).
Montgomery New Testament
but (as becomes women proclaiming godliness) with the ornament of good deeds.
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.
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
Topics
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 2:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions For Women
9 and I would have the women dress becomingly, with modesty and self-control, not with plaited hair or gold or pearls or costly clothes, 10 but--as befits women making a claim to godliness--with the ornament of good works. 11 A woman should quietly learn from others with entire submissiveness.
Cross References
Acts 9:36
Among the disciples at Jaffa was a woman called Tabitha, or, as the name may be translated, 'Dorcas.' Her life was wholly devoted to the good and charitable actions which she was constantly doing.
Acts 9:39
So Peter rose and went with them. On his arrival they took him upstairs, and the widow women all came and stood by his side, weeping and showing him the underclothing and cloaks and garments of all kinds which Dorcas used to make while she was still with them.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's own handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works which He has pre-destined us to practise.
1 Timothy 5:6-10
but a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.
Titus 2:14
who gave Himself for us to purchase our freedom from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a people who should be specially His own, zealous for doing good works.
Titus 3:8
This is a faithful saying, and on these various points I would have you insist strenuously, in order that those who have their faith fixed on God may be careful to set an example of good actions. For these are not only good in themselves, but are also useful to mankind.
1 Peter 2:12
Live honourable lives among the Gentiles, in order that, although they now speak against you as evil-doers, they may yet witness your good conduct, and may glorify God on the day of reward and retribution.
1 Peter 3:3-5
Your adornment ought not to be a merely outward thing--one of plaiting the hair, putting on jewelry, or wearing beautiful dresses.
2 Peter 1:6-8
along with knowledge, self-control; along with self-control, power of endurance;
2 Peter 3:11
Since all these things are thus pre-destined to dissolution, what sort of men ought you to be found to be in all holy living and godly conduct,
Revelation 2:19
I know your doings, your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance; and that of late you have toiled harder than you did at first.