1 Corinthians 14:40
but let all things be done decently and in order.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Let all things be done decently and in order.
In Context
39Wherefore, my brethren, be most desirous to prophesy, and yet forbid not to speak with tongues:
Cross References
Romans 13:13Let us behave decently as being in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lasciviousness, not in strife and envying.
1 Corinthians 14:26What is then to be done, my brethren? when ye come together, if any of you hath a psalm, a doctrine, a tongue, a revelation, an interpretation,---let all be done for edification.
Titus 1:5For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest set in order what remained, and ordain 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 →