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RSV: "I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent." GNB: "I do not allow them to teach or to have authority over men; they must keep quiet." NIV: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent." CEV: "They should be silent and not be allowed to teach or to tell men what ...
Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Ancient Greek: Σιγησάτω πᾶσα σάρξ βροτεία), also known as Let all mortal flesh keep silent, is an ancient chant of Eucharistic devotion based on words from Habakkuk 2:20, "Let all the earth keep silence before him" (Hebrew: הַ֥ס מִפָּנָ֖יו כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ has mippanaw kol ha-arets, Septuagint: ὁ δὲ ...
To keep "a clear conscience toward God and toward men"(Acts 24:16), Christians must follow Christ's example "to bear witness to the truth."(John 18:37) The Christian is not to "be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord."(2 Timothy 1:8) In situations that require witness to the faith, the Christian must profess it without equivocation.
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Psalm 83 is the 83rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Keep not thou silence, O God". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 82. In Latin, it is known as "Deus quis similis erit tibi ne taceas". [1]
A 9th-century Gospel of Mark, from the Codex Boreelianus. The Messianic Secret is a motif in the Gospel of Mark, in which Jesus is portrayed as commanding his followers to maintain silence about his Messianic mission.
Praise of silence can also be found in much older works, including the Bible, for example, "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin, but he that refraineth his lips is wise." (Proverbs, 10:19). [1]: 239–240
In Christianity, monastic silence is more highly developed in the Roman Catholic faith than in Protestantism, but it is not limited to Catholicism.The practice has a corresponding manifestation in the Orthodox church, which teaches that silence is a means to access God, to develop self-knowledge, [3] or to live more harmoniously. [4]