KJV ORIGINAL
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Women should stay quiet in church gatherings — they're not supposed to speak up there, but should follow the established order, just like the law says.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Paul's laying out the church structure he wanted women to follow in those gatherings.
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