Guidelines for Orderly Worship
1 Corinthians 14:26-40
1Cor.14.26 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Τι: PRON,nom,sg,neut
- ουν: CONJ
- εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- αδελφοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- οταν: CONJ
- συνερχησθε: VERB,pres,mid,subj,2,pl
- εκαστος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- ψαλμον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- εχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- διδαχην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- αποκαλυψιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- γλωσσαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- ερμηνειαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εχει·παντα: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- προς: PREP
- οικοδομην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- γινεσθω: VERB,pres,mid/pass,imp,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:40 (structural): Both verses give practical instruction for corporate meetings—14:26 lists gifts and purposes for gatherings, and 14:40 insists that everything be done in order.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7 (thematic): Affirms the same principle that spiritual manifestations/gifts are given for the common good (the building up of the church), paralleling 14:26's emphasis on edification.
- Ephesians 4:11-12 (thematic): Speaks of Christ giving gifts to equip the saints 'for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,' echoing 14:26's purpose that all things be for edification.
- Colossians 3:16 (verbal): Encourages teaching and admonishing one another 'in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,' closely paralleling 14:26's listing of psalms, teaching, and other vocal expressions in the assembly.
- Romans 12:6-8 (thematic): Lists diverse gifts (prophecy, service, teaching, etc.) and instructs their use within the community—parallel to 14:26's catalogue of expressions to be employed for the congregation's benefit.
Alternative generated candidates
- What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation—let all things be done for building up.
- What then, brothers? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation—let all things be for the building up.
1Cor.14.27 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ειτε: CONJ
- γλωσση: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- λαλει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- κατα: PREP
- δυο: NUM,acc,pl,m
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- πλειστον: ADJ,nom,sg,neut,superl
- τρεις: NUM,acc,pl,f
- και: CONJ
- ανα: PREP
- μερος: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- και: CONJ
- εις: PREP
- διερμηνευετω·: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Cor. 14:26 (structural): Immediate context giving the overall rule for orderly worship and edification—14:27 specifies the concrete limit on tongues within that framework.
- 1 Cor. 14:13 (verbal): Paul explicitly commands that one who speaks in a tongue should pray for interpretation, directly supporting the requirement in 14:27 for an interpreter.
- 1 Cor. 14:28 (verbal): The very next verse provides the complementary instruction: if there is no interpreter, the speaker should be silent—clarifying the practical application of 14:27.
- 1 Cor. 12:10 (thematic): Lists 'various kinds of tongues' and 'interpretation of tongues' among spiritual gifts, linking the paired function of tongues and interpretation reflected in 14:27.
- Acts 2:4-11 (allusion): The Pentecost episode of speaking in other languages (with listeners understanding) contrasts with Paul's regulation here: public tongues require interpretation to edify the assembly.
Alternative generated candidates
- If any speak in a tongue, let there be two or at most three, and each in turn; and let someone interpret.
- If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be only two—or at most three—and each in turn; and let someone interpret.
1Cor.14.28 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- εαν: CONJ
- δε: CONJ
- μη: PART
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- διερμηνευτης: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- σιγατω: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,sg
- εν: PREP
- εκκλησια: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- εαυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- λαλειτω: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- θεω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
Parallels
- 1 Cor 14:27 (structural): Immediate context: rules for speaking in tongues in church—when tongues are used someone must interpret, showing the same procedural requirement.
- 1 Cor 14:5 (thematic): Contrasts prophecy (which builds up the church) with tongues; Paul stresses preference for intelligible, edifying speech—explaining why silence is required without an interpreter.
- 1 Cor 14:19 (verbal): Paul asserts he would rather speak intelligible words than many in a tongue—emphasizes the priority of understood speech and supports silence when no interpreter is present.
- 1 Cor 14:23 (thematic): Explains the pastoral reason: if all speak in tongues without interpretation, outsiders will think people mad—parallels the instruction to be silent absent an interpreter to avoid confusion.
- Acts 2:6-11 (thematic): Pentecost account of tongues where listeners hear in their own languages; contrasts situations where tongues are intelligible (positive effect) with Corinthian cases where lack of interpretation requires silence.
Alternative generated candidates
- But if there is no one to interpret, let him keep silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God.
- But if there is no one to interpret, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God.
1Cor.14.29 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- προφηται: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- δε: CONJ
- δυο: NUM,acc,pl,m
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- τρεις: NUM,acc,pl,f
- λαλειτωσαν: VERB,aor,act,imp,3,pl
- και: CONJ
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- αλλοι: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- διακρινετωσαν·: VERB,aor,act,imp,3,pl
Parallels
- 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 (verbal): Commands regarding prophecies — 'do not despise prophecies' and 'test (prove) all things' parallel 1 Cor 14:29's instruction that others should 'weigh' what prophets say.
- 1 John 4:1 (thematic): Exhorts believers to 'test the spirits' to discern true prophecy — same concern for evaluating prophetic speech found in 1 Cor 14:29.
- Deuteronomy 18:20-22 (allusion): Ancient criterion for judging prophets (a prophet whose word does not come to pass is false) provides the OT background for the NT practice of testing prophetic claims.
- Acts 17:11 (thematic): The Bereans 'examined the Scriptures daily' to verify teaching — a parallel example of the community evaluating and testing religious speech.
- 1 Corinthians 14:30 (structural): Immediate context: instructs that if a revelation is given to another, the first should be silent — both verses regulate the orderly testing and evaluation of prophetic speech in the assembly.
Alternative generated candidates
- Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
- Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
1Cor.14.30 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- εαν: CONJ
- δε: CONJ
- αλλω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- αποκαλυφθη: VERB,aor,pass,subj,3,sg
- καθημενω: VERB,pres,mid,ptc,nom,sg,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- πρωτος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- σιγατω: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:28 (verbal): Directly parallels the imperative to be silent when speaking would be inappropriate: 'if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent' uses similar language and the same concern for order (σιγάτω).
- 1 Corinthians 14:29 (structural): Gives the immediate procedural context—'let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh'—showing the chapter's rule for orderly, sequential prophetic speech to prevent interruptions.
- 1 Corinthians 14:31 (thematic): Emphasizes the same goal: that prophecy occur 'one by one' so that all may learn and be encouraged, reinforcing why one who receives a revelation should not interrupt another.
- 1 Corinthians 14:32 (verbal): States that 'the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,' underscoring prophetic self-control and the expectation that prophets restrain themselves and wait their turn, which undergirds the silence instruction.
Alternative generated candidates
- If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent.
- If a revelation is made to someone who is sitting by, let the first be silent.
1Cor.14.31 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- δυνασθε: VERB,pres,mid,ind,2,pl
- γαρ: PART
- καθ᾽ενα: ADV
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- προφητευειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- ινα: CONJ
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- μανθανωσιν: VERB,pres,act,subj,3,pl
- και: CONJ
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- παρακαλωνται: VERB,pres,mp,subj,3,pl
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:3 (verbal): Explicitly links prophecy with 'edification, exhortation, and comfort'—parallel to 'that all may learn and all be encouraged.'
- 1 Corinthians 14:4 (thematic): Contrasts tongues with prophecy by stressing that prophecy edifies the church, supporting the verse’s aim that all should prophesy for the common good.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7 (thematic): States that spiritual manifestations are given 'for the profit of all,' echoing the communal purpose of prophecy in 14:31.
- Ephesians 4:11–12 (thematic): Gifts are given 'for the equipping of the saints' and 'for the building up of the body,' reflecting the instructional and encouraging function of prophecy.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (thematic): Calls believers to 'encourage and build up one another,' resonating with the verse’s emphasis on mutual learning and encouragement.
Alternative generated candidates
- For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may be taught and all exhorted.
- For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may be taught and all may be encouraged.
1Cor.14.32 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- πνευματα: NOUN,nom,pl,n
- προφητων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- προφηταις: NOUN,dat,pl,m
- υποτασσεται: VERB,pres,pass,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:29 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same passage: instructs that when prophets speak, others should weigh/assess what is said—closely related to prophets' spirits being subject to the prophets.
- 1 Corinthians 14:33 (structural): Contextual principle for 14:32—Paul appeals to God's nature (not a God of confusion) to argue for orderly exercise of prophetic gifts.
- 1 John 4:1 (verbal): Directly commands believers to 'test the spirits' to discern true from false prophecy—parallels the call to control/test prophetic utterances.
- Matthew 7:15-20 (thematic): Jesus warns about false prophets and urges discernment by their 'fruits,' echoing the need to evaluate and restrain prophetic speech.
- Acts 17:11 (thematic): The Bereans exemplary practice of examining teachings against Scripture models the communal evaluation and testing of prophetic claims.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets.
- And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets;
1Cor.14.33 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ου: PART,neg
- γαρ: PART
- εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- ακαταστασιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- αλλα: CONJ
- ειρηνης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ως: ADV
- εν: PREP
- πασαις: ADJ,dat,pl,f
- ταις: ART,dat,pl,f
- εκκλησιαις: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- αγιων: ADJ,gen,pl,m
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:40 (structural): Immediate Pauline context: Paul insists that worship be done 'decently and in order,' reinforcing the contrast with 'confusion' in 14:33.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (verbal): Uses the title 'Lord of peace' and prays for the gift of peace—parallels Paul's characterization of God as one who gives/orderly peace.
- Romans 15:33 (verbal): Closing blessing, 'Now the God of peace be with you all,' echoing the epithet 'God... of peace' and the pastoral wish for communal peace.
- Hebrews 13:20 (verbal): Calls God 'the God of peace' (who brought Christ from the dead), linking the divine title to theological claims about God's character and the ordering effect of peace.
Alternative generated candidates
- For God is not a God of confusion but of peace—just as in all the churches of the saints.
- for God is not a God of disorder but of peace—just as in all the churches of the saints.
1Cor.14.34 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Αι: ART,nom,pl,f
- γυναικες: NOUN,nom,pl,f
- εν: PREP
- ταις: ART,dat,pl,f
- εκκλησιαις: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- σιγατωσαν: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,pl
- ου: PART,neg
- γαρ: PART
- επιτρεπεται: VERB,pres,mp,ind,3,sg
- αυταις: PRON,dat,pl,f
- λαλειν·αλλα: VERB,pres,act,inf
- υποτασσεσθωσαν: VERB,pres,mp,imp,3,pl
- καθως: CONJ
- και: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- νομος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- λεγει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 11:5 (verbal): Addresses women speaking in worship (prayer/prophesying) and concerns about propriety/order in the assembly, relating directly to the restriction on women speaking in 1 Cor 14:34.
- 1 Timothy 2:11-12 (verbal): Commands that a woman should learn in silence and not teach or usurp authority over a man—an explicit New Testament parallel limiting women's public teaching/authority in worship contexts.
- Ephesians 5:22 (thematic): Instructs wives to submit to their husbands as to the Lord; thematically parallels the injunction in 1 Cor 14:34 that women be 'in submission,' linking church order with domestic/submission language.
- Genesis 3:16 (allusion): God's curse after the Fall speaks of a man ruling over the woman—often appealed to as the background for New Testament commands about female subordination (the verse's 'as the law says' may invoke such Torah-based precedence).
Alternative generated candidates
- Let your women keep silent in the churches. For it is not permitted for them to speak, but they are to be submissive, as the law also says.
- Let the women keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but are to be in submission, as the Law also says.
1Cor.14.35 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
- δε: CONJ
- τι: PRON,int,nom,sg,n
- μαθειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
- θελουσιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,pl
- εν: PREP
- οικω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- ιδιους: ADJ,acc,pl,m
- ανδρας: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- επερωτατωσαν: VERB,aor,act,imp,3,pl
- αισχρον: ADJ,nom,sg,n
- γαρ: PART
- εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- γυναικι: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- λαλειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- εν: PREP
- εκκλησια: NOUN,dat,sg,f
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same context: instructs that women should be silent in the churches and be submissive—verse 35 continues the practical instruction about asking husbands at home.
- 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 (verbal): Discusses women praying or prophesying in public worship and connects women’s behavior in church with issues of propriety and order; provides a related strand of Paul’s teaching about women’s role in assembled worship.
- 1 Timothy 2:11-12 (thematic): Commands that a woman should learn quietly and not teach or exercise authority over a man—closely parallels the prohibition on women speaking in the congregation and the emphasis on orderly instruction.
- Acts 18:24-26 (allusion): Narrates Priscilla (with Aquila) instructing Apollos privately—serves as a contrasting example in Acts where a woman participates in teaching, and is often cited in discussions of Paul’s restrictions in Corinth.
- Ephesians 5:22-24 (thematic): Speaks of wives’ submission to husbands within the household order; provides a broader Pauline framework linking women’s comportment and submission to household and ecclesial order.
Alternative generated candidates
- If they want to learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.
- If they want to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.
1Cor.14.36 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- αφ᾽υμων: PREP+PRON,gen,pl,2
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- λογος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- εξηλθεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- εις: PREP
- υμας: PRON,acc,pl,2
- μονους: ADJ,acc,pl,m
- κατηντησεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- 1Cor.4.7 (verbal): Rhetorical question about ownership/origin — 'What do you have that you did not receive?' parallels the challenge that the word of God did not originate with the Corinthians.
- Gal.1.11-12 (thematic): Paul insists the gospel is not of human origin but received by revelation, echoing the concern that divine message is not the Corinthians' possession.
- 1Thess.2.13 (verbal): Paul praises the Thessalonians for accepting the message 'not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God,' contrasting claims that the word comes from human sources.
- Rom.3.2 (allusion): The statement that the Jews were 'entrusted with the oracles of God' touches the theme of who legitimately possesses or receives God's word, countering any exclusive claim by a local group.
- Acts 13.46 (thematic): Paul and Barnabas' declaration about the necessity and distribution of the word of God addresses who receives it and the proper reception of God's message, resonant with Paul's rebuke to Corinth.
Alternative generated candidates
- Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
- Or did the word of God come from you? Or has it reached only you?
1Cor.14.37 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Ει: PART
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- δοκει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- προφητης: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- ειναι: VERB,pres,act,inf
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- πνευματικος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- επιγινωσκετω: VERB,pres,act,imp,3,sg
- α: PRON,nom,sg,n
- γραφω: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
- υμιν: PRON,dat,pl,2
- οτι: CONJ
- κυριου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- εστιν·: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:36 (structural): Immediate context: Paul challenges any claim that the Corinthians originate God's word, directly related to his assertion that his instructions are from the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 14:38 (structural): Closely linked verse that gives the consequence for failing to acknowledge Paul's instructions as from the Lord—reinforces the authoritative claim in 14:37.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (thematic): Paul commends the Thessalonians for receiving his message not as the word of men but as the word of God—parallels the claim that apostolic instructions are the Lord's.
- Galatians 1:11-12 (thematic): Paul insists his gospel was received by revelation from Jesus Christ rather than from human sources, supporting his claim that his teachings carry divine authority.
- 2 Corinthians 13:3 (verbal): Paul speaks of Christ 'speaking in' him as proof of his authority—parallels the assertion that what he writes is the Lord's message.
Alternative generated candidates
- If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.
- If anyone thinks himself a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things I write to you are the Lord’s commands.
1Cor.14.38 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
- δε: CONJ
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- αγνοει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- αγνοειται: VERB,pres,pass,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:37 (structural): Immediate context: Paul asserts that what he writes are the Lord's commands, which leads directly into the ironical, final admonition 'if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.'
- 1 Corinthians 14:36 (structural): Earlier verse in the same pericope that challenges Corinthian presumptions about possessing God's word; provides the corrective context for the rebuke in 14:38.
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 (verbal): Uses a similar 'let him be…' rhetorical formula (e.g., 'If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed'), showing Paul’s idiom of pronouncing a stance or fate in terse, ironical or juridical language.
- Titus 3:10 (thematic): Prescribes practical discipline for a divisive person ('after a first and second admonition reject'), paralleling 14:38’s concern with how the community should treat those persisting in error or ignorance.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:14 (thematic): Commands marking and avoidance of a non‑compliant person ('note that man and have no company with him'), another Pauline rule for handling persistent wrongdoing or error, thematically akin to tolerating/ignoring the ignorant in 1 Cor 14:38.
Alternative generated candidates
- But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
- But if anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.
1Cor.14.39 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ωστε: CONJ
- αδελφοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- μου: PRON,gen,sg,1
- ζηλουτε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- προφητευειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- και: CONJ
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- λαλειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- μη: PART
- κωλυετε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
- γλωσσαις·: NOUN,dat,pl,f
Parallels
- 1Cor.14.1 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same chapter: Paul twice exhorts believers to pursue prophecy (ζήλευε/ζηλωτε) and places prophesying as the preferred gift.
- 1Cor.12.31 (verbal): Related exhortation to ‘earnestly desire the greater gifts’—frames prophecy as a desirable spiritual gift and uses similar language of zealous desire.
- 1Thess.5.19-20 (thematic): Commands not to quench the Spirit and not to despise prophecies parallel Paul’s instruction here to encourage prophecy and not forbid speaking in tongues.
- Acts 2.4 (thematic): Pentecost account of believers speaking in other tongues provides an early-practice precedent for tongues that Paul addresses when telling churches not to forbid them.
- Mark 16.17 (thematic): Jesus’ promise that believers ‘will speak with new tongues’ connects to the New Testament treatment of tongues as a legitimate charismatic sign that should not be forbidden.
Alternative generated candidates
- Therefore, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
- So then, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
1Cor.14.40 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
- δε: CONJ
- ευσχημονως: ADV
- και: CONJ
- κατα: PREP
- ταξιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- γινεσθω: VERB,pres,mid/pass,imp,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 14:33 (thematic): Closely linked in the same argument: Paul grounds ordered worship in the character of God—‘God is not a God of disorder but of peace’—which undergirds the call that all be done decently and in order.
- 1 Corinthians 14:26 (structural): Immediate context in the same chapter giving regulations for gatherings; verse 26 describes various contributions in the assembly and sets up the concluding injunction in 14:40 to do everything ‘in order.’
- 1 Corinthians 11:34 (verbal): Paul’s parallel instruction about behavior at the Lord’s Supper uses the language and concern for proper procedure (order) in congregational meals—reflecting the same practical aim of maintaining τάξις in worship settings.
- Colossians 2:5 (verbal): Paul (or the Pauline circle) commends the Colossians’ ‘order’ (Greek τάξιν) and steadfast faith—using the same vocabulary to praise orderly life and faithfulness, resonating with the call for orderly conduct in 1 Cor 14:40.
Alternative generated candidates
- But all things should be done decently and in order.
- But let all things be done decently and in order.
What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation—let all things be done for building up.
If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two—or at most three—and each in turn; and let one interpret. But if there is no interpreter, let him remain silent in the congregation, and speak to himself and to God.
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
If a revelation is given to another sitting there, the first should be silent.
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be encouraged. And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets.
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the congregations of the saints.
Let your women be silent in the congregations; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to be in submission, as the law also says.
If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the congregation.
Or did the word of God originate with you? Or has it reached only you?
If anyone thinks himself a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But let all things be done decently and in order.