1 Timothy 2:15

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Notwithstanding	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
saved	σωθήσεται sōthēsetai	G4982	to save · verb — future passive indicative, 3rd person singular
in	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
childbearing	τεκνογονίας teknogonias	G5042	childbirth (parentage) · noun — genitive singular feminine
if	ἐὰν ean	G1437	a conditional particle · conditional particle
continue	μείνωσιν meinōsin	G3306	to stay (in a given place · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
faith	πίστει pistei	G4102	persuasion · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
charity	ἀγάπῃ agapē	G26	love · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
holiness	ἁγιασμῷ hagiasmō	G38	properly · noun — dative singular masculine
with	μετὰ meta	G3326	properly · preposition
sobriety	σωφροσύνης.¶ sōphrosunēs	G4997	soundness of mind · noun — genitive singular feminine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Titus 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Genesis 3:15-16 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his hee…
1 Peter 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pea…
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,…
Luke 2:10-11 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 2:9–end

I. Here is a charge, that women who profess the Christian religion should be modest, sober, silent, and submissive, as becomes their place. 1. They must be very modest in their apparel, not affecting gaudiness, gaiety, or costliness (you may read the vanity of a person's mind in the gaiety and gaudiness of his habit), because they have better ornaments with which they should adorn themselves, with good works. Note, Good works are the best ornament; these are, in the sight of God, of great price. Those that profess godliness should, in their dress, as well as other things, act as becomes their profession; instead of laying out their money on fine clothes, they must lay it out in works of piet…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 2:15

be saved in childbearing--Greek, "in (literally, 'through') (her, literally, 'the') child-bearing." Through, or by, is often so used to express not the means of her salvation, but the circumstances AMIDST which it has place. Thus Co1 3:15, "He . . . shall be saved: yet so as by (literally, 'through,' that is, amidst) fire": in spite of the fiery ordeal which he has necessarily to pass through, he shall be saved. So here, "In spite of the trial of childbearing which she passes through (as her portion of the curse, Gen 3:16, 'in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children'), she shall be saved." Moreover, I think it is implied indirectly that the very curse will be turned into a condition favorable…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 2:15

She shalt be saved in child-bearing - Σωθησεται δε δια της τεκνογονιας· She shall be saved through child-bearing - she shall be saved by means, or through the instrumentality, of child-bearing or of bringing forth a child. Amidst the different opinions given of the meaning of this very singular text, that of Dr. Macknight appears to me the most probable, which I shall give in his paraphrase and note. "However, though Eve was first in the transgression, and brought death on herself, her husband, and all her posterity, the female sex shall be saved (equally with the male) through child-bearing - through bringing forth the Savior, if they live in faith, and love, and chastity, with that sobriet…

The Church Fathers

The salvation that comes to women through childbearing applies only to the children who are reborn in Christ.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY

The claim that she will be saved by childbearing is said of all women, not just of Eve.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON 1 TIMOTHY

When Paul speaks of the salvation that comes through childbearing, he refers to the baptism and rebirth to which their children are led by the believing mother.
— Pelagius, PELAGIUS'S COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Eve — Life; living, the name given by Adam to his wife (Gen. 3:20; 4:1). The account of her creation is given in Gen. 2:21, 22. The Creator, by declaring that it was not good for man to be alone, and by…
Faith · 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13; — 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13;
Holiness · Promise to women who continue in — Promise to women who continue in
Love To Man · Saints should: Continue in — Saints should: Continue in
Woman · Safety in childbirth promised to the faithful and holy — Safety in childbirth promised to the faithful and holy

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Timothy 2:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 2:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 2:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 2:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Timothy 2:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 2:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 2:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 2:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Timothy 2:15

John Calvin on 1 Timothy 2:11–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Timothy 2:15