And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the ekklesia. |
And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in the ekklesia. |
And if they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper for a woman to speak in the ekklesia. |
If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husband at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the ekklesia. |
But if there is anything they want to learn, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to talk in ekklesia [for her to usurp and exercise authority over men in the ekklesia]. |
Now, assuming that they are desirous of learning some thing, let them be asking their own husbands at home, for it is a disgrace for a woman to be speaking in the local assembly. |
If they have questions to ask they must ask their husbands at home, for there is some thing improper about a woman’s speaking in the ekklesia. |
If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the ekklesia. |
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- Ekklesia - A Word Study - Neil Girrard Reading the Scriptures with the word “church” in them has done centuries of damage to the body of Christ. A simple reading of these Scriptures with the Greek word “ekklesia” re-inserted can be a real eye-opener.
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