Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Corinthians 14:38

"But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant." — 1 Corinthians 14:38 (ASV)

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

The passage may run, either, as in the English, if any man does not know this, let him not know it: then the words would mean that a person who could not recognise such an evident and simple truth must be of a perverse mind—his opposition would give the Apostle no further concern.

The other reading is, if any man does not know this, he is himself not known: this would signify that any man who does not know this truth is not known by God (as in 1 Corinthians 8:2–3; 1 Corinthians 13:12).