1 Corinthians 14:32-34

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³²Remember that a person who has a message from God has the power to stop himself or wait his turn.^[a] ³³God is not one who likes things to be disorderly and upset. He likes harmony, and he finds it in all the other churches.

³⁴Women should be silent during the church meetings. They are not to take part in the discussion, for they are subordinate to men^[b] as the Scriptures also declare.

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 14:32 a person who has a message from God has the power to stop himself or wait his turn, literally, “the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.”
1 Corinthians 14:34 they are subordinate to men, literally, “they are not authorized to speak.” They are apparently permitted to pray and prophesy in public meetings (1 Corinthians 11:5), but not to teach men (1 Timothy 2:12).