1 Corinthians 14:35 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.

◄ 1 Corinthians 14:35 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
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.

English Standard Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper for a woman to speak in church.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if they want to learn something, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church meeting.

International Standard Version
If they want to learn anything, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is inappropriate for a woman to speak out in church.

American Standard Version
And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if they would learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church.

Darby Bible Translation
But if they wish to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in assembly.

Young's Literal Translation
and if they wish to learn anything, at home their own husbands let them question, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

35. Anticipation of an objection. Women may say, "But if we do not understand something, may we not 'ask' a question publicly so as to 'learn'? Nay, replies Paul, if you want information, 'ask' not in public, but 'at home'; ask not other men, but 'your own particular (so the Greek) husbands.'"

shame—indecorous.