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

31In that way, each person can speak a message from God, one person at a time. Then everyone will learn something that helps them. 32All of you who speak messages from God have authority over your own spirits. When we meet together as God's people, he wants there to be peace among us. He does not want to bring trouble. This is what happens in all the churches where God's people meet together. 34The women should be quiet during the meetings. They should not speak. They should remember that they are under authority. That is also what God's Law teaches. 35If a woman wants to ask about something, she should ask her husband at home. Women should be ashamed if they 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 the husband or wife who does not believe in Christ may want to leave. If they want to become separate, let them do that. If that happens, the Christian man or woman is now free. God wants you to live in peace.
• Luke 2:14‘God is great! He lives in the highest place above. He will bless the people on earth who please him. They will have peace in their minds.’
• Romans 15:33I pray that God will give you peace in your minds. I pray that he will be with all of you and help you. Amen.
• Galatians 5:22But God's Spirit causes us to live in a different way. We love other people. We are happy and we have peace in our minds. We are patient, kind and good. People can trust us to do what is right.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:16The Lord helps us to have peace in our minds. I pray that the Lord himself will give that peace to you at all times, whatever happens. I pray that the Lord will be with all of you.
• Hebrews 13:20I pray that God will help you. He is the one who gives us peace in our minds. He caused our Lord Jesus Christ to become alive again after death. God forgives us because of the blood of Jesus' death on the cross. That is God's new agreement with his people that will be true for ever. Jesus is our great shepherd. He takes care of us like his sheep.
• James 3:17But if God makes you really wise, you will live in a completely good way. That is the most important thing. Also, you will live in a way that brings peace. You will be kind to other people so that they become your friends. You will listen to them and not argue. You will forgive them and do many good things to help them. You will not choose between people. And you will not be a hypocrite.
• 1 Corinthians 4:17To help you to do that, I have sent Timothy to visit you. He is like a son to me, and I love him very much. He continues to serve the Lord well. He will help you to remember how I live as a Christian. I teach the same things to all groups of Christians everywhere.
• 1 Corinthians 7:17But each of you should continue to live in the way that God has chosen for you. Remain as you were at the time when God called you to come to him. I teach that rule to people in all the churches.
• 1 Corinthians 11:16Some people may want to argue about this. But I have told you what we do. And all of God's people in the different churches do the same thing.

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

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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