40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.
40 But all things should be done decently and in order.
40 Be courteous and considerate in everything.
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
40 But be sure that everything is done properly and in order.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:40
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.