1 Corinthians 14:34
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 14:34 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 14:34 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be un..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 14:34 — KJV
“Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.”
— 1 Corinthians 14:34 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 14:34 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 14:34
“And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: unto the...: Heb. unto the hand Hege: also called, Hegai”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:34: let, women, keep
“Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:34: let, keep, silence
“But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:34: let, keep, silence
“And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:34: speak, commanded, saith
“And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:34: let, also, law
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