English Standard Version

1 Corinthians 14:40

40But all things should be done decently and in order.

1 Corinthians 14:40 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)Let all things be done decently and in order.
New International Version (NIV)But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.
New King James Version (NKJV)Let all things be done decently and in order.
New Living Translation (NLT)But be sure that everything is done properly and in order.

Context of 1 Corinthians 14:40

38If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. 39So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But all things should be done decently and in order.

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1 Corinthians 14:40 word by word

πάντα δὲ εὐσχημόνως καὶ κατὰ τάξιν γινέσθω.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

Let all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
be doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
decentlyεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōs · properlyG2156
andκαίkai · andG2532
inκατάkata · according toG2596
orderτάξιςtaxis · orderG5010

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 14:40

1 Corinthians 14:26What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
1 Corinthians 11:34if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
Romans 13:13Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
Colossians 2:5For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 14:40

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Let all things be done decently - · In their proper forms; with becoming reverence; according to their dignity and importance, Every thing in the Church of God should be conducted with gravity and composure, suitable to the importance of the things, the infinite dignity of the object of worship, and the necessity of the souls in behalf of which those religious ordinances are instituted. And in order - · Every thing in its place, every thing in its time…Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Let all things be done decently and in order - Let all things be done in an “appropriate” and “becoming” manner; “decorously,” as becomes the worship of God. Let all be done in “order, regularly;” without confusion, discord, tumult. The word used here ( ̀ ́ kata taxin) is properly a military term, and denotes the order and regularity with which an army is drawn up. This is a general rule, which was to guide them. It was simple, and easily applied. There…Read the comment
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-40Verses 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…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-40Paul summarizes his discussion on spiritual gifts in chapters 12 to 14.Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. Let, &c.--The oldest manuscripts read, "But let," &c. This verse is connected with 1Co 14:39, "But (while desiring prophecy, and not forbidding tongues) let all things be done decently." "Church government is the best security for Christian liberty" [J. Newton]. (Compare 1Co 14:23, 26-33).Read the comment

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