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Charles Rose Commentaries

1 Corinthians 14:1

διώκετε praes. imper. act. от διώκω (G1377) охотиться, преследовать. Praes. imper. призывает к привычному действию,
ζηλούτε praes. imper. act. от ζηλόω (G2206) ревновать, страстно жаждать,
μάλλον (G3123) adv. скорее. Сотр. может сохранять свое сравнительное значение или использоваться как superl. (Barrett),
προφητεύητεpraes. conj. act. от προφητεύω (G4395) говорить за кого-л., передавать послание Бога, пророчествовать (см. David Farnell, "Is the Gift of Prophecy for Today?"; "Does the New Testament Teach Two Prophetic Gifts?"; "When Will the Gift.of Prophecy Gease?" Bib Sac 150 [1993]: 62-88, 171-202; DPL, 75562). Conj. с ϊν (G2443) передает содержание ζηλούτε, выражая цель преследования и желания (Kistemaker; EGT).

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Observe here, 1. The apostle propounds to the Corinthians. threefold object: CHARITY, SPIRITUAL GIFTS, and PROPHECY. Charity has the precedency and pre-eminency; the apostle not only prefers it before...

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