The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 14:34
Let your women keep silence in the Churches. St. Paul evidently meant this to be a general rule, and one which ought to be normally observed; for he repeats it in 1 Timothy 2:11 , 1 Timothy 2:12 . At the same time, it is fair to interpret it as a rule made with special reference to time and circumstances, and obviously admitting of exceptions in both dispensations ( 4:4 ; 2 Kings 22:14 ; Nehemiah 6:14 ; Luke 2:36 ; Acts 2:17 ; Acts 21:9 ), as is perhaps tacitly implied in 1... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 14:33-40
Concluding views. If edification was to be the rule of conduct in everything, it is plain that the prophets must govern themselves. No matter how sincere and truthful their zeal, or how honest and excellent their purpose, feelings, and even the best feelings, must be held under firm restraint. They had this power, and it was from God; for he is "not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all Churches of the saints." St. Paul directs further that "women keep silence in the Churches."... read more