1 Corinthians 14:35
Other Translations of 1 Corinthians 14:35
King James Version
35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
English Standard Version
35 If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.
The Message
35 asking questions that could more appropriately be asked of their husbands at home. God's Book of the law guides our manners and customs here. Wives have no license to use the time of worship for unwarranted speaking.
New King James Version
35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.
New Living Translation
35 If they have any questions, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in church meetings.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:35
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.