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Dressing Modestly, Women and the New Testament

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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