1 Corinthians 14:18. thank God,. speak with tongues more than you all:

'I do not underrate the gift of tongues;. myself possess the gift in the highest degree.' (Erdman pp. 145-146)

'I thank God' -far from thinking lightly of this gift, Paul thanks God for it.

'more than you all' -Some at Corinth may have discarded the views of all Christians who didn't speak in tongues. (1 Corinthians 12:21) Paul outmanoeuvrers the Corinthians here. He beats them to the punch. They can't discard his view of tongues, because he speaks in more tongues than any of them!

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