1 Corinthians 14:40
but let all things be done decently and in order.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Let all things be done decently and in order.
In Context
39So, my brethren, be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues;
Cross References
Romans 13:13Let us walk circumspectly, as in the day; not with revelries and drunkenness, not with debaucheries and impurities, not in strife and envy:
1 Corinthians 14:26Then what is it, brethren? When you may come together, each one has a psalm, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to edification.
Titus 1:5Therefore I left you in Crete, in order that you may set in order remaining things, and establish elders in every city, as I commanded you;
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 →