Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Corinthians 14:33

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Corinthians 14:33

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Corinthians 14:33

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"for God is not [a God] of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints," — 1 Corinthians 14:33 (ASV)

For God is not the author of confusion.—Better, For God is the God, not of confusion, but of peace. The Church is the Church of God, and should bear on it the moral image of its King: there should be order, therefore, not confusion, in their assemblies.

As in all churches of the saints.—It is best to make these words read as the commencement of the next subject, thus:—As in all the churches of the saints, let the women keep silence in the churches. At Corinth one evil of neglecting the principles of order just laid down was that women spoke in the public assemblies. This was not the custom in any other churches, therefore the example of other churches was against such a practice.