translation_id: net-engnet

label: NET study note

text: The Greek term builds (himself) up does not necessarily bear positive connotations in this context.


text: A quotation from Isa 28:11-12 .


text: This phrase may be taken with v. 33 a.


text: For they are not permitted to speak. In light of 11:2-16 , which gives permission for women to pray or prophesy in the church meetings, the silence commanded here seems not to involve the absolute prohibition of a woman addressing the assembly. Therefore (1) some take be silent to mean not taking an authoritative teaching role as indicates, but (2) the better suggestion is to relate it to the preceding regulations about evaluating the prophets (v. 29 ). Here Paul would be indicating that the women should not speak up during such an evaluation, since such questioning would be in violation of the submission to male leadership that the OT calls for ( the law , e.g., Gen 2:18 ).