1 Corinthians 14:29

While the others judge. Those who had the ability to "tell the difference" (1 Corinthians 12:10 note) would be best able to do this, but others could include every prophet there except the ones speaking. F. I. Stanley brings up two important things: (1) "Paul does not discriminate between the prophets. He knew that there were both men and women prophets in the church, and that God had said, Sons and daughters shall prophesy.'" [See note on Acts 2:17.] (2) "Those prophets were to the church then as our Bible is to us today. A false prophet with a false message then could have done much harm to the church. Therefore, when prophecy was given in the church, it was screened by other prophets."