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33 For God is not the God of disorder[a], but of peace.

This Also Includes Women Being Quiet During The Church Service

As[b] in all the churches[c] of the saints, 34 let the women be silent[d] in the churches. For it is not permitted for them to speak[e]. But let them be subject, just as the Law also says[f]. 35 And if they want to learn anything, let them question their own husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:33 Or, unruliness, commotions.
  2. 1 Corinthians 14:33 Or, peace, as in all... saints. Let the.
  3. 1 Corinthians 14:33 Or, churches, let the wives of the saints.
  4. 1 Corinthians 14:34 Some think women prayed and prophesied in the church, subordinating this verse to 11:4-5. Aside from such participation led by the Spirit, they are to remain quiet. General talking and asking questions is in view. Others think women prayed and prophesied elsewhere, subordinating 11:4-5 to this verse, meaning Paul is forbidding all speaking in church by women.
  5. 1 Corinthians 14:34 Or, talk. That is, speak out of order, as with the prophets and tongue-speakers; or, speak at all.
  6. 1 Corinthians 14:34 Compare 11:8-9; 1 Tim 2:13-14.

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