Dressing Modestly, Women and the New Testament
Previously, we dug through 1 Cor. 12:23 , which contains the first of two occurrences of the term “ modesty ” in the ESV . We saw that in 1 Cor. 12:23 , the term translated “modesty” carried an idea that wasn’t primarily one of appearance, but rather overall demeanour . To be clear, the term included appearance but involved more than just appearance. Today, we’ll look at the second occurrence of “modesty” in the ESV, which is found in 1 Tim. 2:9 . 1 Tim. 2:9 – Again, I’m going to set the verse within its immediate context of 1 Tim. 2:8-15 I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; 9 likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire , 10 but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 11 Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not perm