1 Corinthians 14:40

Let all things be done decently and in order.

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WEBBE

Let all things be done decently and in order.

BSB

But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

KJV

Let all things be done decently and in order.

ASV

But let all things be done decently and in order.

BBE

Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.

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πάντα panta All things G3956 δὲ de however G1161 εὐσχημόνως euschēmonōs properly G2156 καὶ kai and G2532 κατὰ kata with G2596 τάξιν taxin order G5010 γινέσθω.¶ ginesthō should be done G1096

The early church

Then, as in brief summary, setting all things right, he adds the words, "Let all things be done decently and in order." Again giving a blow to them who chose to behave themselves unseemly without cause, and to incur the imputation of madness; and who keep not their proper rank. For nothing doth so build up as good order, as peace, as love; even as their contraries tend to pull down. And not only in things spiritual, but also in all others one may observe this. Thus whether it be in a dance, or a ship, or in a chariot, or a camp, if thou shouldest confound the order, and casting the greater out of their proper place, shouldest bring in the lesser into their rank, thou destroyest all, and thus things are turned upside down. Neither let us then destroy our order, nor place the head below and the feet above: now this is done when we cast down right reason, and set our lusts, passions, and pleasure, over the rational part: whence violent are the billows, and great the confusion, and intolerable the tempest, all things being wrapt in darkness.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on 1 Corinthians

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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.

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