- Paul explains that "the natural use" of women is to act as sexual objects for the pleasure of men.
1:27
- Phoebe our sister, which is a servant of the church.
The Revised Standard Version calls Phoebe a "deaconess", which would make would make her a church leader. If the
RSV translation is correct, this verse contradicts
the requirement that women not be permitted to teach and that they must be
silent in church. (, ).
16:1
