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Berean Standard Bible

“Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,”

1 Timothy 2:9

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Paul gives instructions about conduct in public worship at Ephesus. He addresses how the women in the church should present themselves.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

World English Bible (WEB)

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

King James Version (KJV)

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

American Standard Version (ASV)

In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Asimismo también las mujeres, ataviándose en hábito honesto, con vergüenza y modestia; no con cabellos encrespados, ú oro, ó perlas, ó vestidos costosos,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

que las mujeres, igualmente, se vistan y se comporten decente, modesta y recatadamente. La mujer ha de resaltar no por la manera ostentosa en que se arregle el cabello, ni por el lujo de sus joyas o vestidos;

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