What does 1 Corinthians 14:11 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me."
Verse 1 Corinthians 14:11. _IF I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE_] την δυναμις της φωνης, The power and signification of the language. _I SHALL BE UNTO HIM THAT SPEAKETH A BARBARIAN_] I shall appea...
THE MEANING OF THE VOICE - Of the language that is uttered, or the sounds that are made. I SHALL BE UNTO HIM ... - What I say will be unintelligible to him, and what he says will be unintelligible to...
4. PROPHECY AND SPEAKING WITH A TONGUE. CHAPTER 14 _ 1. Prophecy the better gift. (1 Corinthians 14:1 .)_ 2. Intelligibility demanded. (1 Corinthians 14:14 .) 3. Practical instructions for the pub...
1 CORINTHIANS 14. PROPHECY AND SPEAKING WITH TONGUES, THEIR RELATIVE VALUE AND THEIR PLACE IN THE CHURCH GATHERING. Paul now comes to the direct comparison between the two types of ecstatic speech on...
Pursue this love. Covet the spiritual things, especially the gift of forthtelling the truth to others. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one can understand. By the...
KNOW. App-132. MEANING. force. App-172. BARBARIAN. See Acts 28:2. UNTO. Greek. _en_. App-104. in my regard....
_the meaning of the voice_ Literally, its FORCE. _a barbarian_ This word is here used in its original signification of _one whose speech is unintelligible_, _unto me_ Literally, IN ME, i.e. in my es...
1 Corinthians 14:1-25. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE GIFT OF PROPHECY OVER THAT OF TONGUES...
_TONGUES MUST BE PROPERLY INTERPRETED -- 1 CORINTHIANS 14:6-19:_ What good would it do speak in a language that the church could not understand? It would do no good for Paul to speak without giving th...
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THERE ARE, IT MAY BE, &C.— _There are, for example, many different languages in the world, and all are significant,_ 1 Corinthians 14:11. _But if I do not understand the language, I shall be, with reg...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Preaching by Prophecy (1 Corinthians 14:1-12) 14 Make love your aim, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. 2For one who speaks in a...
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. THEREFORE - seeing that none is without meaning....
11 The time came when the apostle admonished and taught in order that he should present every man _ mature _ in Christ (Col_1:28). Epaphras struggled in prayers that they should stand mature and compl...
_(e) Spiritual Gifts (iii) The Gift of Tongues subordinate to Prophecy_ The Apostle in this chapter deals with the abuse of the gift of tongues which characterised the Corinthians, and declares that i...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 14 *PROPHECY AND TONGUES 14:1-40 1. THE EFFECT OF *PROPHECY 14:1-5 V1 Follow the way of love. You should be eager to have the gifts of th...
THEREFORE IF I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE. — Language is useless unless we know what meaning is attached to each word uttered. The hearer is a foreigner (or _barbarian_)_,_ then, in the estimat...
CHAPTER 20 SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND PUBLIC WORSHIP Is the first twenty-five verses of this chapter Paul gives his estimate of the comparative value of the two chief spiritual gifts: speaking with tongues...
§ 45. UTTERANCE USELESS WITHOUT CLEAR SENSE. P. has just asked what the Cor [2034] would think of him, if in their present need he came exhibiting his power as a speaker with Tongues, but without a wo...
THE GIFT OF “PROPHESYING” 1 Corinthians 14:1 The word _prophesy_ is used here, as so largely in Scripture, not in the limited sense of foretelling the future, but of pouring forth heaven-given speec...
The apostle now submitted certain gifts to the test of love. Prophesying is desirable because it edifies others. Then as to Tongues. It was a gift that enabled men to speak to God, perhaps in prayer,...
One Must Be Able to Discern To Learn If the people in the assembly could not learn from what was said, what good was the sound? Even in musical sound, there must be a distinct sound made in order to...
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that (g) speaketh [shall be] a barbarian unto me. (g) As the papists in all their sermons, and...
“There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. 11 Therefore if I know not the force of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian...
(1) Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. (2) For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him;...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
11._I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian _(822) The tongue ought to be an index of the mind — not merely in the sense of the proverb, but in the sense that is explained by Aristotle in the comm...
Two Verses in this Chapter 14 demand a little attention (1 Corinthians 14:1-2 the 3rd and the 6th (1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Corinthians 14:6). Verse 3 (1 Corinthians 14:3) is the effect, or rather the qu...
THEREFORE IF I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE,.... The force and power of a language, the signification of it, the ideas its words convey, but only hear the sound of it: I SHALL BE TO HIM THAT SPE...
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh _shall be_ a barbarian unto me. Ver. 11. _A barbarian_] So the Grecians called al...
_There are_ No doubt; _so many kinds of voices_ Or languages; _in the world_ As ye speak; _and none of them is without signification_ To those that are acquainted with them. _Therefore_ Nevertheless;...
A BARBARIAN UNTO ME; a foreigner, whose language is not understood....
Public utterance is valueless without clear understanding:...
Chapter 12 has shown the placing of every gift in its own place in the body by the Spirit of God. Chapter 13 insists on love as the pervading influence for unity and peace in the functioning of the bo...
IF THEN. KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE,. SHALL BE TO HIM THAT SPEAKETH. BARBARIAN, AND HE THAT SPEAKETH WILL BE. BARBARIAN UNTO ME. 'I know not the meaning of the voice' -i.e. the meaning of the...
6-14 Even an apostle could not edify, unless he spoke so as to be understood by his hearers. To speak words that have no meaning to those who hear them, is but speaking into the air. That cannot answe...
But if a man doth not understand the language, the words are not significant unto him, I shall neither understand him, nor will he understand me; for a barbarian cannot understand one of another natio...
If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian [a foreigner- - Acts 28:2], _and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me_....
1 Corinthians 14:11 Therefore G3767 if G3362 not G3362 know G1492 (G5762) meaning G1411 language G5456 be G2071 (G5704) foreigner G915 speaks G2980 (G5723) and G2532 speaks G2980 (G5723) foreigner G91...
THE USE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS IN THE GATHERINGS OF GOD'S PEOPLE (14:1-40). Having raised us up to heaven Paul now brings us abruptly back to earth as he continues to advise on the use of spiritual gifts...
1 Corinthians 14:11. IF THEN I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE, I SHALL BE TO HIM THAT SPEAKETH A BARBARIAN a foreigner, understanding not the language used (by this name all foreigners were called...
THE MEANING OF THE VOICE (την δυναμιν της φωνης). The power (force) of the voice.A BARBARIAN (βαρβαρος). Jargon, βαρ-βαρ. The Egyptians called all βαρβαρους who did not speak their tongue. The Gr...
CONTENTS: Prophecy and speaking in tongues. The order of the ministry of this gift in the church. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: That is the best and most eligible gift which best a...
What is the subject of this chapter? Does it refer to the constant manner in which worship was conducted in the primitive churches; or does it refer to the manner in which men possessed of secondary g...
BUT IF I DO NOT KNOW THE LANGUAGE. Anyone who has tried to communicate across the _language barrier_ will understand what Paul is saying....
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 14:6 Paul uses several illustrations to show that speaking in tongues without interpretation does not strengthen the faith of anyone other than the speaker; such ed...
CHAPTER XIV SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He puts prophecy before the gift of tongues, because (_a_) it is of great use in edifying others, and tongues are not, unless some one interpret; (_b_) because...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 1 Corinthians 14:1. FOLLOW AFTER.—Taking up the thought of a “way,” 1 Corinthians 12:31; as this whole verse resumes the theme of 12, after the digression or episode of 13 “_Pursue_”...
EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 14:1 _The_ _gift of preaching superior to the gift_ _tongues_. 1 CORINTHIANS 14:1 FOLLOW AFTER CHARITY; literally, _chase; pursue. _The word is one of which St. Paul is fo...
So Paul exhorts, Follow after love and desire spiritual (1 Corinthians 14:1), But rather, that you may prophecy. We were told to covet earnestly the best gifts. Now, again, he is saying the same thi...
1 Corinthians 14:21; Acts 28:2; Acts 28:4; Colossians 3:11; Romans 1:14...
Meaning [δ υ ν α μ ι ν]. Lit., force. Barbarian. Supposed to be originally a descriptive word of those who uttered harsh, rude accents - bar bar. Homer calls the Carians, barbarofwnoi barbar - voiced...
TALKING IN TONGUES 1 Corinthians 14:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The need for spiritual guidance in the matter of tongues. The church of today is beset by a group of people who very dogmatically assert...
I shall be a barbarian to him — Shall seem to talk unintelligible gibberish....