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1 Corinthians 14:40 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 14 · verse 40
Let all things be done decently and in order.1 Corinthians 14:40 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:40 in context
38But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
40Let all things be done decently and in order.
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Key words (Strong's)
- decentlyeuschēmonōsin a seemly manner, decentlyG2156 →
- ordertaxisan arranging, arrangement, order, a fixed succession observing a fixed time, due or right…G5010 →
- doneginomaito becomeG1096 →
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In these verses the apostle closes his argument, 1. With a just rebuke of the Corinthians for their extravagant pride and self-conceit: they so managed with their spiritual gifts as no church did like them; they behaved in a manner by themselves, and would not easily endure control nor regulation.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 36-40