1 Corinthians 14:34 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)34 the women should remain quiet in the assemblies. For they are not permitted to speak [i.e., in a language supernaturally, or to prophesy], but they are to be in subjection [i.e., to male leaders. See I Tim. 2:11-12], as the law also says. [See Gen. 3:16 (?)]. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176934 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition34 The women should keep quiet in the churches, for they are not authorized to speak, but should take a secondary and subordinate place, just as the Law also says. [Gen. 3:16.] Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)34 let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible34 the women should be quiet during the meeting. They are not allowed to talk. Instead, they need to get under control, just as the Law says. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version34 Women should be silent in the churches. For it is not permitted for them to speak; but instead, they should be subordinate, as the law also says. Ver Capítulo |
But every woman who prays or prophesies [in the public assembly] with her [physical] head uncovered [i.e., with hair or a shawl] shows disrespect for her head [i.e., for her husband. See verse 3]. Such appearance is the same as if her [physical] head were shaved. [Note: Various sources point out that a shaved or closely cropped head was an emblem of a prostitute or a woman found guilty of sexual unfaithfulness to her husband. See Num. 5:11-18].