1Cor 14:34-35 | JFB | STEP | 34. ( ). For women to speak in public would be an act of independence, as if they were not subject to their husbands (compare ). For "under obedience," translate, "in subjection " or " submission, " as the Greek is translated ( ). the law —a term applied to the whole Old Testament; here, .

1 Corinthians 14:34-35

34. (1Ti 2:11, 12). For women to speak in public would be an act of independence, as if they were not subject to their husbands (compare 1Co 11:3; Eph 5:22; Tit 2:5; 1Pe 3:1). For "under obedience," translate, "in subjection" or "submission," as the Greek is translated (Eph 5:21, 22, 24).

the law—a term applied to the whole Old Testament; here, Ge 3:16.

35. Anticipation of an objection. Women may say, "But if we do not understand something, may we not 'ask' a question publicly so as to 'learn'? Nay, replies Paul, if you want information, 'ask' not in public, but 'at home'; ask not other men, but 'your own particular (so the Greek) husbands.'"

shame—indecorous.