1 Corinthians 14:36

36 Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?

1 Corinthians 14:36 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
English Standard Version (ESV)
36 Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
New Living Translation (NLT)
36 Or do you think God’s word originated with you Corinthians? Are you the only ones to whom it was given?
The Message Bible (MSG)
36 Do you - both women and men - imagine that you're a sacred oracle determining what's right and wrong? Do you think everything revolves around you?
American Standard Version (ASV)
36 What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone?
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
36 Did God's word originate with you? Are you the only ones it has reached?
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
36 Did the word of God originate from you, or did it come to you only?
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
36 Did the word of God begin with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?

1 Corinthians 14:36 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 14:36

What? came the word of God out from you?
&c.] That you must give laws to other churches, and introduce new customs and practices never known or used before? No; the word of the Lord came out of Zion, and the law or doctrine of the Lord, the word of the Gospel, the doctrine of the grace of God, came out of Jerusalem. The apostles that first preached it were Jews, and they preached it first in their own land, and planted churches there, before it came to the Gentiles; and therefore the apostle suggests it would be right to consider what was the practice of the churches in Judea, the first Gospel churches, concerning women's speaking in the church, and to conform thereunto; when they would be able to observe, that these first churches from whence the word of God came to them, disallowed of any such practice, but in this point agreed with the old synagogue:

or came it unto you only?
no, it came to many other nations, and people, and towns, and cities besides them; and many churches were formed among the Gentiles, who had no such custom, did not permit their women to speak in the church; and therefore why should they be singular and different from all others? other churches had the word of God, had gifts, and prophesying as well as they, and yet had introduced no such custom; and therefore it became them to pay a deference to the judgment and practice of others, especially since these were under, and acted according to the direction of the apostle, which they ought to have been subject to.

1 Corinthians 14:36 In-Context

34 Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
35 If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
36 Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?
37 If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.
38 But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.

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