1 Corinthians 14:26

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. HOW IS IT THEN? 'What then is the true rule as to the use of gifts?' Compare , the same Greek. HATH - ready beforehand. A PSALM - inspired by the Spirit, as that of Mary; Zechariah, Simeon, and Anna, (Luke 1:1; Luke 2:1.) A DOCTRINE - to set forth to the congregation. A TONGUE ... A REVELATION - answering to "prophecy." 'Aleph (') A B A Delta f g transpose the order - "revelation ... tongue;" "interpretat...

26._What is it then? _He now shows the way in which they may remedy those evils. In the first place, each gift must have its place, but in order and in measure. Farther, the Church must not be taken up to no purpose with unprofitable exercises, but must, in whatever is done, have an eye to edification. He speaks, however, in the first place of edification in this way: “Let every one, according as he has been endowed with some particular gift, make it his aim to lay it out for the advantage of all.” For it is in this way that we must understand the word rendered _every one _— _that _no one may take it as implying universality, as though all to a man were endowed with some such gift....

26-33 Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this view; Let all be done to edifying. As to the speaking in an unknown tongue, if another were present who could interpret, two miraculous gifts might be exercised at once, and thereby the church be edified, and the faith of the hearers confirmed at the same time. As to prophesying, two or three only should speak at one meeting, and this one after the other, not all at once. The man who is inspired by the Spirit of God will observe order and decency in delivering his revelations. God never teaches men to neglect their duties, or to act in any way unbecoming their age or station....

Verse 26. _HOW IS IT - EVERY ONE OF YOU HATH A PSALM_, c.] Dr. Lightfoot understands this in the following manner: When the congregation came together, some were for spending the time in _psalmody_ others in _explaining_ particular _doctrines_; others in reading, praying, or speaking in the _Hebrew_ tongue; others were curious to hear of farther _revelations_; and others wished to spend the time in the _interpretation_ of what had already been spoken. This may be specious, but to me it is not satisfactory. It seems more likely that, when the whole Church came together, among whom there were many persons with extraordinary gifts, each of them wished to put himself forward, and occupy the time and attention of the congregation: hence confusion must necessarily take place, and perhaps not a little contention. This was contrary to that edifying which was the intention of these gifts....

HOW IS IT THEN, BRETHREN? - See the note at 1 Corinthians 14:15. What is the fact? What actually occurs among you? Does that state of things exist which I have described? Is there that order in your public worship which is demanded and proper? It is implied in his asking this question that there might be some things among them which were improper, and which deserved reproof. WHEN YE COME TOGETHER - For worship. EVERYONE OF YOU ... - That is, all the things which are specified would be found among them. It is, evidently, not meant that all these things would be found in the same person, but would all exist at the same time; and thus confusion and disorder would be inevitable. Instead of waiting for an intimation from the presiding officer in the assembly, or spea

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 fond (Romans 9:30, Romans 9:31; Romans 13:13; Romans 14:19;...

HOW IS IT THEN, BRETHREN?.... Or "what is it brethren?" The Arabic renders it, "what is the sense of my words?" The meaning of what he had said, the drift of his whole discourse; or rather the sense is, what is to be done in the case he was about to propose? WHEN YE COME TOGETHER; as a church into one place, to worship God; EVERYONE OF YOU HATH A PSALM; not that everyone had this, or any other gift here mentioned, but that there were some among them that had one or other of these several gifts: some of them had a gift of composing and singing a psalm extempore; they delighted in psalmody, and were forward to promote it, and fond of spending the time wholly in it. HATH A DOCTRINE; others of them had a gift of deducing doctrines out of the word of God, which is profitable for that purpose, in an extraordinary manner, without study, and were capable of teaching them, and instructing men...

1 CORINTHIANS 14:26 e[kastoj The Textus Receptus, following ac D F G K L most minuscules it vg syrp, h goth arm, adds u`mw/n. Although it can be argued that the shorter text (î46 a* A B P 33 81 206 429 1175 1758 copsa, bo) was created by an Alexandrian editor who deleted the pronoun as superfluous, the Committee thought that, on the whole, the tendency of scribes would have been to add the pronoun (as in fact has happened in the case of codex Sinaiticus)....

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 public use of these gifts. (1 Corinthians 14:26 .) It is evident from the contents of this chapter that the Corinthians had unduly magnified the gift of speaking in a strange tongue. It had a spectacular aspect which they enjoyed. He therefore shows them that the gift of prophecy is more to be coveted than speaking in an unknown tongue. The speaking in an unknown tongue is intelligible to God, but he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, e

Paul now lays down the rules. At present at their assemblies all are eager to speak in one way or another. But the edification of the Church is to be the governing principle. Two may speak in tongues, three at most and in succession; an interpretation must be given; if no one of them has this gift, the gift of tongues must be restricted to inward utterance, it must not be vocally exercised. Two or three prophets may speak, while the others practise the gift of discernment on his utterance. The communication of a revelation to another is a token that the speaker must close his address. There is no hardship in the restriction of numbers or the abrupt close of an address; there will be future opportunities. Nor is such silence impossible, for each prophet has his gift in his own control. This is clear from the very nature of God; He is a God of peace and order, and can be the source of no i...