1 Corinthians 14:33

Myles Coverdale Bible

For God is not a God off discension, but off peace, like as in all congregacions off the sayntes.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
God does not create confusion when his cowboys and cowgirls gather together. His goal is peace and unity.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Legacy Standard Bible
for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Bible in Basic English
For God is not a God whose ways are without order, but a God of peace; as in all the churches of the saints.

Darby Translation
For God is not [a God] of disorder but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

Christian Standard Bible®
since God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

World English Bible
for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Weymouth's New Testament
For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace, as He is in all the Churches of His people.

King James Version (1611)
For God is not the authour of confusion, but of peace, as in all Churches of the Saints.

Literal Translation
For God is not of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for God is not the God of confusion, but of peace, in all christian assemblies.

Amplified Bible
for God [who is the source of their prophesying] is not a God of confusion and disorder but of peace and order. As [is the practice] in all the churches of the saints (God's people),

American Standard Version
for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Revised Standard Version
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For God is not causer of stryfe: but of peace as he is in all other congregacions of the saynctes.

Update Bible Version
for God is not [a God] of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Webster's Bible Translation
For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Young's Literal Translation
for God is not [a God] of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

New Century Version
God is not a God of confusion but a God of peace. As is true in all the churches of God's people,

New English Translation
for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Berean Standard Bible
For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace. As in all the congregations of the saints,

Contemporary English Version
God wants everything to be done peacefully and in order. When God's people meet in church,

Complete Jewish Bible
for God is not a God of unruliness but of shalom. As in all the congregations of God's people,

English Standard Version
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Geneva Bible (1587)
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as we see in all ye Churches of the Saints.

George Lamsa Translation
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace, and he is in all churches of the saints.

Hebrew Names Version
for God is not a God of confusion, but of shalom. As in all the assemblies of the holy ones,

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
Because Aloha is not of tumult, but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Murdock Translation
33 Because, God is not [fn] of tumult, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

New King James Version
For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

New Living Translation
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God's holy people.

New Life Bible
God does not want everyone speaking at the same time in church meetings. He wants peace. All the churches of God's people worship this way.

English Revised Version
for God is not [a God] of confusion, but of peace; as in all the churches of the saints.

New Revised Standard
for God is a God not of disorder but of peace. (As in all the churches of the saints,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For God is not a God of confusion, but, of peace: - as in all the assemblies of the saints.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For God is not the God of dissension, but of peace: as also I teach in all the churches of the saints.

King James Version
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Lexham English Bible
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For God is not [the aucthour] of confusion, but of peace, as in all Churches of the saintes.

Easy-to-Read Version
God is not a God of confusion but a God of peace. This is the rule for all the meetings of God's people.

New American Standard Bible
for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Good News Translation
because God does not want us to be in disorder but in harmony and peace. As in all the churches of God's people,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for whi God is not of discencioun, but of pees; as in alle chirchis of hooli men `Y teche.

Contextual Overview

²⁶ How is it then brethren? Whan ye come together, euery one hath a psalme, hath doctryne, hath a tunge, hath a reuelacion, hath an interpretacion. Let all be done to edifyenge. ²⁷ Yf eny ma speake with tunges, let him do it him selfe beynge the seconde, or at the most him selfe beynge ye thirde, and one after another, and let one interprete it. ²⁸ But yf there be not an interpreter, then let him kepe sylence in the congregacion, howbeit let him speake to himselfe and to God. ²⁹ As for the prophetes, let two or thre speake and let the other iudge. ³⁰ But yf eny reuelacion be made vnto another that sytteth, then let the first holde his peace. ³¹ Ye maye all prophecye one after another that they all maye lerne, and that all maye haue comforte. ³² And the spretes of the prophetes are subiecte vnto the prophetes. ³³ For God is not a God off discension, but off peace, like as in all congregacions off the sayntes.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

confusion: Gr. tumult, or unquietness

but: 1 Corinthians 7:15, Luke 2:14, Romans 15:33, Galatians 5:22, 2 Thessalonians 3:16, Hebrews 13:20, James 3:17, James 3:18

in: 1 Corinthians 4:17, 1 Corinthians 7:17, 1 Corinthians 11:16

Reciprocal: Numbers 2:2 - about the Numbers 7:11 - General Numbers 7:17 - General Numbers 10:28 - according Judges 6:26 - the ordered place Mark 6:39 - General 1 Corinthians 6:1 - the saints 1 Corinthians 13:5 - behave Philippians 4:9 - the God 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - God James 3:16 - there

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For God is not the author of confusion,.... Or disorder, or "tumult", as the Syriac renders it; wherefore he does not inspire and excite his prophets to deliver themselves in a disorderly and tumultuous manner, so as to break in one upon another; but when one speaks, the other is silent, or when one has anything revealed to him, and he signifies it in a proper manner, the other stops and gives way to him, and when he has done another succeeds, and so the rest in order, till the whole opportunity is filled up in an orderly and edifying manner; and whatever is contrary to, or breaks in upon such a method, God is not the author of: for he is the author

of peace, harmony, unity, and concord among his prophets and teachers, and so of order, for the former cannot be without the latter; where there is no order in the ministry, there can be no peace among the ministers, nor comfort in the churches; but God is the God of peace, he calls for, requires, disposes, and approves of peace and order among all his people:

as in all churches of the saints. The Vulgate Latin reads, "as I teach in all", c. and so read some copies, and may refer to all that is said before and the sense be, that all the rules he had prescribed concerning speaking with tongues, and prophesying, were not new ones, but such as he had directed to be observed in all churches he was concerned with, and which consisted of holy and good men; or God is the author, not of confusion, but of peace in all the churches; he orders and disposes peace among them, and they attend to it: peace and order, and not confusion and tumult, prevail in all churches that deserve to be called churches of the saints, and therefore were in this to be imitated by the church at Corinth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

God is not the author of confusion - Margin, “Tumult,” or “unquietness.” His religion cannot tend to produce disorder. He is the God of peace; and his religion will tend to promote order. It is calm, peaceful, thoughtful. It is not boisterous and disorderly.

As in all churches of the saints - As was everywhere apparent in the churches. Paul here appeals to them, and says that this was the fact wherever the true religion was spread, that it tended to produce peace and order. This is as true now as it was then. And we may learn, therefore:

(1) That where there is disorder, there is little religion. Religion does not produce it; and the tendency of tumult and confusion is to drive religion away.

(2) True religion will not lead to tumult, to outcries, or to irregularity. It will not prompt many to speak or pray at once; nor will it justify tumultuous and noisy assemblages.

(3) Christians should regard God as the author of peace. They should always in the sanctuary demean themselves in a reverent manner, and with such decorum as becomes people when they are in the presence of a holy and pure God, and engaged in his worship.

(4) All those pretended conversions, however sudden and striking they may be, which are attended with disorder, and confusion, and public outcries, are to be suspected. Such excitement may be connected with genuine piety, but it is no part of pure religion. That is calm, serious, orderly, heavenly. No person who is under its influence is disposed to engage in scenes of confusion and disorder. Grateful he may be, and he may and will express his gratitude; prayerful he will be, and he will pray; anxious for others he will be, and he will express that anxiety; but it will be with seriousness, tenderness, love; with a desire for the order of God’s house, and not with a desire to break in upon and disturb all the solemnities of public worship.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. For God is not the author of confusion — Let not the persons who act in the congregation in this disorderly manner, say, that they are under the influence of God; for he is not the author of confusion; but two, three, or more, praying or teaching in the same place, at the same time, is confusion; and God is not the author of such work; and let men beware how they attribute such disorder to the God of order and peace. The apostle calls such conduct ακαταστασια, tumult, sedition; and such it is in the sight of God, and in the sight of all good men. How often is a work of God marred and discredited by the folly of men! for nature will always, and Satan too, mingle themselves as far as they can in the genuine work of the Spirit, in order to discredit and destroy it. Nevertheless, in great revivals of religion it is almost impossible to prevent wild-fire from getting in amongst the true fire; but it is the duty of the ministers of God to watch against and prudently check this; but if themselves encourage it, then there will be confusion and every evil work.