But if any man be ignorant, etc. If anyone pretends to be ignorant of my authority, or whether I have a right to command. If he pretends t…

But if any man is ignorant.—There are two readings here in the Greek, for each of which there is strong evidence.

The passa…

Paul now steps delicately. He had given strict commands but wants to soften their impact. He asks for those who have the gift of prophecy and are s…

But if any man be ignorant—the old translation reads as follows: He that knows not this, will be unknown; but this is a mistake. …

But if any man be ignorant Of "these" words, as the Arabic version adds, and does not know and own them to be the command…

When the apostle exhorts Christian women to seek information on religious subjects from their husbands at home, it shows that believing families sh…

Here the Apostle mentions the people to whom the use of prophecy is forbidden. He does two things in this regard: first, he shows to whom the use o…