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1 Corinthians 14:34-36
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 14:34-36
New Catholic Bible
34 [a]women are to keep silent at the assemblies. For they are not permitted to speak, since the Law asserts that they are to be subordinate. 35 If there is anything they wish to know, they should ask their husbands at home. It is improper for them to speak in the church.
36 Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones to whom it has come?
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- 1 Corinthians 14:34 Paul is not against women speaking in church (see 1 Cor 11:5). He is against women speaking in a disorderly manner in church.
1 Corinthians 14:34-36
New International Version
1 Corinthians 14:34-36
New International Version
34 Women[a] should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak,(A) but must be in submission,(B) as the law(C) says. 35 If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.[b]
36 Or did the word of God(D) originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 Or peace. As in all the congregations of the Lord’s people, 34 women
- 1 Corinthians 14:35 In a few manuscripts these verses come after verse 40.
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