1 Corinthians 14:34 - Exposition

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 Corinthians 11:5 . But… to be under obedience ( Ephesians 5:22 ; Colossians 2:18 ; Titus 2:5 ; 1 Peter 3:1 ). Christianity emancipated women, but did not place them on an equality with men. As also saith the Law ( Genesis 3:16 ; Numbers 30:3-12 ).