1 Corinthians 14:40 BSB

1 Corinthians 14:40

But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But let all things be done decently and in order.

KJV

Let all things be done decently and in order.

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Commentary

1 voice

Basil of Caesarea

THE LONG RULES 24 (379)

Paul is referring to the decent and well-ordered way of life in the society of the faithful, where the relationship which obtains among the members of the body is maintained.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Let all things be done decently - Ευσχημονως· In their proper forms; with becoming reverence; according to their dignity and importance, Every thing in the Church of God should be conducted with gravity and composure, suitable to the importance of the things, the infinite dignity of the object of worship, and the necessity of the souls in behalf of which those religious ordinances are instituted. And in order - Κατα ταξιν· Every thing in its place, every thing in its time, and every thing suitably.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πάντα	panta	All things	G3956 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
εὐσχημόνως	euschēmonōs	properly	G2156 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κατὰ	kata	with	G2596 →
τάξιν	taxin	order	G5010 →
γινέσθω.¶	ginesthō	should be done.	G1096 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 13:13
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
leads to
- Galatians 5:21
  and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Ephesians 5:18
  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5
  For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
- 1 Peter 4:3–5
  For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
- Ephesians 5:15
  Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
Through
Titus 1:5
The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
leads to
- Acts 14:23
  Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
Through
Colossians 2:5
For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 5:3–4
  Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17
  Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.

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