Acts 21:9 - Exposition

Now this man for and the same man, A.V. Virgins . This certainly conveys the impression that they had dedicated their lives to the service of God ( 1 Corinthians 7:34-38 ). Which did prophesy . The question arises—Did they exercise their gift of prophecy in the Church or in private? The passage 1 Corinthians 11:5 seems to indicate that in the Church of Corinth women did pray and prophesy in the congregation, while, on the other hand, 1 Corinthians 14:34 , 1 Corinthians 14:35 seems peremptorily to forbid women to speak or teach in Church, as does 1 Timothy 2:11 , 1 Timothy 2:12 . How, then, is this apparent contradiction to be reconciled? It must be either by supposing