Tuesday, November 27, 2007

1 Corinthians 14:34, "women"

1 Corinthians 14:34

34The women

In the Greek the word "συ", which is in the genitive case and means "of yours" is used with the word women, so as to say "your women" which is how it is translated in the King James. The NU Greek translation omits "συ”. This “συ” if included could mean women of the church in general or wives. Although in this case it does not seem to change much of the understanding of the verses. It is unlikely that a woman in the church would be treated differently based on whether or not she was married or not, and 1 Timothy 2 and the fact that there is no differentiation elsewhere seems to confirm this.

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