33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace-as in all the congregations of the Lord's people.
33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
33 When we worship the right way, God doesn't stir us up into confusion; he brings us into harmony. This goes for all the churches - no exceptions.
33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God's holy people.
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.
40 But all things should be done decently and in order.
40 Be courteous and considerate in everything.
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
40 But be sure that everything is done properly and in order.
(Read 1 Corinthians 14:34-40)
When the apostle exhorts Christian women to seek information on religious subjects from their husbands at home, it shows that believing families ought to assemble for promoting spiritual knowledge. The Spirit of Christ can never contradict itself; and if their revelations are against those of the apostle, they do not come from the same Spirit. The way to keep peace, truth, and order in the church, is to seek that which is good for it, to bear with that which is not hurtful to its welfare, and to keep up good behaviour, order, and decency.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:33
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:26-33
(Read 1 Corinthians 14:26-33)
Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this view; Let all be done to edifying. As to the speaking in an unknown tongue, if another were present who could interpret, two miraculous gifts might be exercised at once, and thereby the church be edified, and the faith of the hearers confirmed at the same time. As to prophesying, two or three only should speak at one meeting, and this one after the other, not all at once. The man who is inspired by the Spirit of God will observe order and decency in delivering his revelations. God never teaches men to neglect their duties, or to act in any way unbecoming their age or station.