1 Corinthians 14:40
Let all things be done decently and in order.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Let all things be done decently and in order.
In Context
39Therefore brothers, be zealous for prophesying, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.
Cross References
Romans 13:13Let us walk decently as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in beddings and wantonness, not in strife and envy.
1 Corinthians 14:26What is it therefore, brothers? When ye come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.
Titus 1:5I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 14:37-40
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order. In these verses the apostle closes his argument, 1. With a just rebuke of the… Read the whole commentary →