1 Corinthians 14:33

1 Corinthians 14:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
• New International Version (NIV)For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Context of 1 Corinthians 14:33

31For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and everyone may be encouraged. 32And the prophets’ spirits are subject to the prophets, since God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, 34the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but are to submit themselves, as the law also says. 35If they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home, since it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.

1 Corinthians 14:33 word by word

οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἀκαταστασίας ὁ θεὸς ἀλλ᾽ εἰρήνης, ὡς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῶν ἁγίων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• of confusionἀκαταστασίαakatastasia · disorderG181
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• of peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• of the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 14:33

• 1 Corinthians 7:15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
• Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors!
• Romans 15:33May the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• 2 Thessalonians 3:16May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
• Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus — the great Shepherd of the sheep — through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
• James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretense.
• 1 Corinthians 4:17This is why I have sent Timothy to you. He is my dearly loved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you about my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church.
• 1 Corinthians 7:17Let each one live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches.
• 1 Corinthians 11:16If anyone wants to argue about this, we have no other custom, nor do the churches of God.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 14:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33For God is not the author of confusion - Let not the persons who act in the congregation in this disorderly manner, say, that they are under the influence of God; for he is not the author of confusion; but two, three, or more, praying or teaching in the same place, at the same time, is confusion; and God is not the author of such work; and let men beware how they attribute such disorder to the God of order and peace. The apostle calls such conduct…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33God is not the author of confusion - Margin, “Tumult,” or “unquietness.” His religion cannot tend to produce disorder. He is the God of peace; and his religion will tend to promote order. It is calm, peaceful, thoughtful. It is not boisterous and disorderly. As in all churches of the saints - As was everywhere apparent in the churches. Paul here appeals to them, and says that this was the fact wherever the true religion was spread, that it tended to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-33Verses 26-33 Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this view; Let all be done to edifying. As to the speaking in an unknown tongue, if another were present who could interpret, two miraculous gifts might be exercised at once, and thereby the church be edified, and the faith of the hearers confirmed at the same time. As to prophesying, two or three only should speak at one meeting, and this one after the other, not all at once. The man who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-40Paul provides clear instructions for using spiritual gifts in the church. He stresses the importance of expressing them in an orderly manner. In the early Christian community, church meetings were not led by professional pastors or priests. Instead, everyone shared what God had given them to strengthen the church.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. In all the churches of the saints God is a God of peace; let Him not among you be supposed to be a God of confusion [Alford]. Compare the same argument in 1Co 11:16. Lachmann and others put a full stop at "peace," and connect the following words thus: "As in all churches of the saints, let your women keep silence in your churches."Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 14:33

• Church
• Peace

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Confusion
• Desire
• Edification
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• Profit
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• Holy Spirit

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings