1 Corinthians 14:40
But let every thing be done with decency and regularity.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Let all things be done decently and in order.
In Context
39Wherefore, my brethren, be emulous of prophesying: and to speak with tongues, prohibit not.
Cross References
Romans 13:13And let us walk decorously, as in daylight; not in merriment, nor in drunkenness, nor in impurity of the bed, nor in envy and strife.
1 Corinthians 14:26I therefore say to you my brethren, that when ye assemble, whoever of you hath a psalm, let him speak; and whoever hath a doctrine, and whoever hath a revelation, and whoever hath a tongue, and whoever hath an interpretation. Let them all be for edification.
Titus 1:5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou mightest regulate the things deficient, and establish elders in every city, as I directed 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 →