1 Timothy 2:9 (WEB)
In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety, not with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing,
Fathers and councils · 15
Athanasius of Alexandria
“For the feast does not consist in pleasant intercourse at meals, nor splendour of clothing, nor days of leisure, but in the acknowledgment of God, and the offering of thanksgiving and of praise to Him.” — editor's note: Cf. 1 Tim. ii. 9 sub fin.
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John Chrysostom
“For that the words are not mine, hear the blessed Paul saying, and solemnly charging women “to adorn themselves, not with plaitings [of the hair], or gold, or pearls, or costly apparel.” ( 1 Tim. ii. 9.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“These things I say, desiring that you should be adorned with that wholesome adornment which Paul enjoined; “Not with gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.” ( 1 Tim. ii. 9, 10.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Hear with him the blessed Paulalso, setting many laws for them; and both about garments, and ornaments of gold,and plaiting of hair, and luxuriousliving, and all other such things, vehemently rebuking this sex.” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9; Titus ii. 3, 4, 5.
Read the whole comment““Not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“…the Lord shall take off their bravery, and instead of a sweet smell there shall be dust, and instead of a stomacher, thou shalt gird thyself with a cord.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9.
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Tertullian
“So far, however, as regards the dress of women, the variety of observance compels us—men of no consideration whatever—to treat, presumptuously indeed, after the most holy apostle, except in so far as it will not be presumptuously if we treat the subject in accordance with the apostle.” — editor's note: See 1 Cor. xi. 1–16; 1 Tim. ii. 9, 10.
Read the whole comment“Therefore a woman, taking counsel from the apostles’ foresight, will not too elaborately adorn herself, that she may not either be crowned with any exquisite arrangement of her hair.” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9; 1 Pet. iii. 3.
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Cyprian of Carthage
““Let women,” said he, “adorn themselves with shamefacedness and sobriety, not with broidered hair, nor gold, nor pearls, nor costly array, but as becometh women professing chastity, with a good conversation.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9, 10.
Read the whole comment“Also to Timothy: “Let your women be such as adorn themselves with shamefacedness and modesty, not with twisted hair, nor with gold, nor with pearls, or precious garments, but as becometh women professing chastity, with a good conversation.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9, 10.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Paul also bids that prayer be offered up with modesty and sobriety.” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“It befits also a woman to pray in an orderly dress, but it especially beseems her to pray covered, and to pray giving promise of purity together with a good conversation.” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9, 10.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…the very obedience of married life, hath no thought save how to please God, by adorning herself, not with plaited hair, or gold and pearls and costly attire, but as becometh women making profession of piety, through a good conversation.” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9, 10
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Clement of Alexandria
“Most admirably, therefore, the blessed Peter says, “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves not with braids, or gold, or costly array, but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.”” — editor's note: By mistake for Paul. Clement quotes here, as often, from memory (1 Tim. ii. 9, 10).
Read the whole comment“The Instructor orders them to go forth “in becoming apparel, and adorn themselves with shamefacedness and sobriety,” “subject to their own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; while they behold,” he says, “your chaste conversation.” — editor's note: 1 Tim. ii. 9.
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Cross-references · 31
Cited together in On the Good of Marriage Chapter 14.
Cited together in On the Good of Marriage Chapter 14.
Cited together in On the Good of Marriage Chapter 14.
Cited together in The Chaplet, or De Corona Chapter 14 and 1 other place.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18 and 2 other places.
Cited together in On the Good of Marriage Chapter 14.
Cited together in On the Good of Marriage Chapter 14.
Cited together in On the Good of Marriage Chapter 14.
Cited together in The Chaplet, or De Corona Chapter 14.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.45.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.45.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in The Chaplet, or De Corona Chapter 14.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.45.
Cited together in The Chaplet, or De Corona Chapter 14.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.18.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.45.