KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 14:35
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.
WEB World English Bible
If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 14
32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
33 For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
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.
36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
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Original-language word links
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εἰG1487 · eiifδέG1161 · dethenτιG5100 · tisoneμαθεῖνG3129 · manthanōto learnθέλουσιν,G2309 · thelōto will/desireἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongοἴκῳG3624 · oikoshouse: homeτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἰδίουςG2398 · idiosone's own/privateἄνδραςG435 · anērmanἐπερωτάτωσαν·G1905 · eperōtaōto questionαἰσχρὸνG150 · aischrosshamefulγάρG1063 · garforἐστινG1510 · eimito beγυναικὶG1135 · gunēwomanλαλεῖνG2980 · laleōto speakἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἐκκλησίᾳ.G1577 · ekklēsiaassembly
Cross-references
1 Peter 3:7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.Ephesians 5:12For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.Ephesians 5:25-27Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;1 Corinthians 11:6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.1 Corinthians 11:14Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?1 Corinthians 14:34Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
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