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1 Corinthians 14:35

In 9 translations

BSB
If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.Some manuscripts place verses 34–35 after verse 40.
KJV
And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
WEB
if they desire to learn anything. “Let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a wife to be talking in the assembly.”
ASV
And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church.
LSV
and if they wish to learn anything, let them question their own husbands at home, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly.
YLT
and if they wish to learn anything, at home their own husbands let them question, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly.
DBY
But if they wish to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in assembly.
DRC
But if they would learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church.
GNV
And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read μαθεῖν (“to learn”); Westcott–Hort read μανθάνειν (“to learn”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read γυναικὶ (“for a woman”); Textus Receptus read γυναιξὶν (“women”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place λαλεῖν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: μαθεῖν. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read μαθεῖν; Westcott and Hort (1881) read μανθάνειν.
  • SBLGNT: λαλεῖν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read λαλεῖν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ λαλεῖν.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἰ δέ τι μαθεῖν θέλουσιν, ἐν οἴκῳ τοὺς ἰδίους ἄνδρας ἐπερωτάτωσαν, αἰσχρὸν γάρ ἐστιν γυναικὶ λαλεῖν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ.
RP2018
Εἰ δέ τι μαθεῖν θέλουσιν, ἐν οἴκῳ τοὺς ἰδίους ἄνδρας ἐπερωτάτωσαν· αἰσχρὸν γάρ ἐστιν γυναιξὶν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ λαλεῖν.
TR-Boyd
Εἰ δέ τι μαθεῖν θέλουσιν, ἐν οἴκῳ τοὺς ἰδίους ἄνδρας ἐπερωτάτωσαν· αἰσχρὸν γάρ ἐστι γυναιξὶν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ λαλεῖν.
SCR1894
ει δε τι μαθειν θελουσιν εν οικω τους ιδιους ανδρας επερωτατωσαν αισχρον γαρ εστιν γυναιξιν εν εκκλησια λαλειν

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Peter 3:7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
  • Ephesians 5:12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
  • Ephesians 5:25–27Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to Himself as a glorious church,…
  • 1 Corinthians 11:6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
  • 1 Corinthians 11:14Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
  • 1 Corinthians 14:34Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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