0 Must women be silent in church?

Must women be silent in church?

Yes

They must be silent and are not permitted to speak in church.

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. 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 church. 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

No

They may pray and prophesy (but they must do it with a covered head or their head is dishonored).

Every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head. 1 Chorinthians 11:3

In some manuscripts, verses 34-35 are found at the end of chapter 14, leading some scholars to think that they were not written by Paul but originated from a misogynistic scribe's marginal note.

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