Short (5-20 mins)
New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
Can Women Braid their Hair? (1 Tim 2:9)
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
6.49
Uploaded to YouTube
6 March 2023
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
One of the more misused verses in the Bible is 1 Timothy 2:9 and its supposed four-fold prohibition against braided hair, gold, pearls, expensive clothing. Among other things, almost every woman in the ancient world braided their hair, and to do otherwise was seen as a sign of rebellion. Just look at the statues of the time and you can see how women wore their braided hair. So what is going on in 1 Timothy 2:9?
