39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
39 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
39 So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
39 Three things, then, to sum this up: When you speak forth God's truth, speak your heart out. Don't tell people how they should or shouldn't pray when they're praying in tongues that you don't understand.
39 Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues.
39 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking in tongues.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:39
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:34-40
(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.