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Verse 20. _BE NOT CHILDREN IN UNDERSTANDING_] There are _three_ words
here to which we must endeavour to affix the proper sense.
1. παιδια signifies _children_ in general, but particularly such
as ar...
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BRETHREN, BE NOT CHILDREN IN UNDERSTANDING - Be not childish; do not
behave like little children. They admire, and are astonished at what
is striking, novel, and what may be of no real utility. They a...
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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 publ...
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Such over-valuing of tongues reveals an infantile intelligence (a
sharp thrust for a church so rich in intellectuals); only in malice is
it proper to be babes. Scripture announces that the Lord will s...
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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...
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THE FALSE AND THE TRUE WORSHIP (1 Corinthians 14:1-19)...
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Brothers, don't be childish in your judgment. True, you must be
innocent babes as far as evil goes, but in your judgments you must be
mature men. In the law it stands written, "With people of a foreig...
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BE. become.
CHILDREN. App-108.
UNDERSTANDING. Greek. _phren._ Only here.
MALICE. App-128.
BE YE CHILDREN. act as babes. Greek. _nepiazo_. Compare App-108.
MEN, i.e. of mature age and thought. Gre...
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_howbeit in malice be ye children_ This is subjoined lest the Apostle
should be charged with contradicting his Master. There is a sense in
which all Christians must be children. What it is the Apostle...
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1 Corinthians 14:1-25. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE GIFT OF PROPHECY OVER
THAT OF TONGUES...
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ΦΡΕΣΊΝ. Here only in N.T. Originally signifying the diaphragm,
this word came to mean the seat, first of the affections and then of
the understanding. Arist., _De Part. Anim._ III. 10, reverses the
pr...
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_TONGUES MIGHT BRING REPROACH - 1 CORINTHIANS 14:20-25:_ Paul said the
brethren at Corinth were acting like children when it came to the
matter of spiritual gifts. They had shown malice toward each ot...
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BE NOT CHILDREN IN UNDERSTANDING:— This is an admirable stroke of
true oratory, adapted to humble their spirits, by representing those
things in which they were most ready to pride themselves, as
comp...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Rules For Using Spiritual Gifts_ (20-40)
_Text_
1 Corinthians 14:20-40. Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in
malice be ye babes, but in mind be men. 21 In the law it is wr...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Proving by Tongues (1 Corinthians 14:13-25)
13 Therefore, he who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to
interpret. 14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays b...
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Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye
children, but in understanding be men.
BRETHREN - an appellation to conciliate their favourable attention.
CHILDREN IN UNDERSTA...
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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...
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14:20 children (c-4) _ Paidion_ . see 1 John 2:13 . grown (d-18) i.e.
'full-grown,' as Ephesians 4:13 ....
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BE NOT CHILDREN] who seek the showy rather than the useful: cp.
Matthew 10:16; Romans 16:19....
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_(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...
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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...
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HOWBEIT IN MALICE BE YE CHILDREN. — Better, _however in evil be ye
infants._ There are three grades spoken of here in the original —
infants, children, full-grown men. Their conduct in exalting these...
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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...
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§ 46. THE ΝΟΥΣ THE NEEDED ALLY OF THE ΠΝΕΥΜΑ. In § 44 the
Ap. has insisted on _edification_ as the end and mark of God's gifts
to His Church, and in § 45 on _intelligibility_ as a condition
necessary...
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P. has argued the superiority of intelligible speech, as a man of
practical sense; he finally appeals to the good sense of his readers:
“Brethren, be not children in mind” (see parls.) “in judgment”
...
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UNDERSTANDING PROMOTES EDIFYING
1 Corinthians 14:13
The Apostle here gives two practical directions, in order to restore
the rule of the understanding above the babble of incoherent sounds,
which wa...
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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,...
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Tongues, A Sign to Unbelievers
Paul appealed to the members of Christ's family at Corinth to quit
being like children desiring the prettiest gift. Instead, he wanted
them to be like men using good ju...
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(9) Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be
ye children, but in understanding be men.
(9) Now he reproves those freely for their childish folly, who do not
see how this gift o...
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Tongues are for a sign, not to believers, but to unbelievers,
according to what the law (under which he comprehends the prophet
Isaias, xxviii. 11.) said: In other tongues, and other lips, I will
spea...
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“Brethren, become not children in understanding: howbeit in malice
be ye children, and in understanding be men.” The address
_brethren_, is fitted to bring them back to the feeling of Christian
dignit...
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(16) Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that
occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks,
seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? (17) For thou ver...
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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...
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_BABES, YET MEN_
‘Brethren, be not children in mind: howbeit in malice be ye babes,
but in mind be men.’
1 Corinthians 14:20 (R. V.)
Two kinds of childishness are indicated by the Apostle, the one...
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20._Brethren, be not children in understanding _He proceeds a step
farther; for he shows that the Corinthians are so infatuated, that
they, of their own accord. draw down upon themselves, and eagerly...
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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 ...
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BRETHREN, BE NOT CHILDREN IN UNDERSTANDING,.... There are some things
in children in which it is reproachful for believers to be like them;
as nonproficiency in knowledge, want of capacity to receive,...
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Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye
children, but in understanding be men.
Ver. 20. _Be not children_] _Mentibus scilicet, sed moribus, Matthew
18:3_. _See Trapp on "_...
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_Brethren, be not children in understanding_ By exercising the gift of
tongues in the manner you do, preferring the things which make a fine
show and gain applause, above things more useful and solid....
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NOT CHILDREN; not carried away with sound and show, but men who look
not to show, but to the edification of their brethren. To be carried
away or greatly influenced by sound, external display, or any...
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BRETHREN, BE NOT CHILDREN IN UNDERSTANDING; HOWBEIT IN MALICE BE YE
CHILDREN, BUT IN UNDERSTANDING BE MEN.
Since the purpose of every function in public worship is to be of
spiritual benefit to the at...
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Only through the understanding of the hearer does the utterance of the
Spirit result in edification:...
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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...
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MEN:
_ Gr._ perfect or of a ripe age...
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BRETHREN, BE NOT CHILDREN IN MIND: YET IN MALICE BE YE BABES, BUT IN
MIND BE MEN.
'be not children in mind' -'do not be children in your thinking'
(NASV); 'Do not be content to think childish though...
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15-25 There can be no assent to prayers that are not understood. A
truly Christian minister will seek much more to do spiritual good to
men's souls, than to get the greatest applause to himself. This...
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BE NOT CHILDREN IN UNDERSTANDING; in understanding the differences of
gifts, and which are more excellent, or of the right use of gifts.
HOWBEIT IN MALICE BE YE CHILDREN, BUT IN UNDERSTANDING BE MEN;...
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Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in
mind be men. [The apostle here reiterates the thought at 1 Corinthians
13:11. To desire showy and comparatively worthless gifts was...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
But who are they that are saved now, and receive life eternal? Is it
not those who love God, and who believe His promises, and who "in
malice have become as little c...
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1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren G80 not G3361 be G1096 (G5737) children
G3813 understanding G5424 however G235 malice...
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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....
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'Brothers, do not be children in mind. Yet in malice be you babes, but
in mind be men.'
He then appeals to them to think in an adult way. Children mainly
think totally selfishly and without fully cons...
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1 Corinthians 14:20. BRETHREN, BE NOT CHILDREN IN UNDERSTANDING
‘power of judging,' HOWBEIT IN MALICE BE CHILDREN, BUT IN
UNDERSTANDING BE MEN _(Gr._ ‘perfect,' ‘mature'): let your manly
sense be appl...
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BE NOT CHILDREN IN MIND
(μη παιδια γινεσθε ταις φρεσιν). "Cease
becoming children in your intellects," as some of them evidently were.
Cf. Hebrews 5:11-14 for a like complaint of intellectual dulne...
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BE NOT CHILDREN
(Greek, "paidion", "youths").
BE YE CHILDREN
Babies....
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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 an...
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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...
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DO NOT BE LIKE CHILDREN. The "competitive spirit" and the desire to
"show off" are _childlike._ SO FAR AS EVIL IS CONCERNED. Little
children are "innocent" in many ways. Compare Matthew 18:1-5. BUT BE...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 14:20 Paul tells them not to
speak in tongues in church without interpretation, for that would be
acting like CHILDREN and not caring for the needs of others. Compa...
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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...
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_Brethren, be not children in understanding._ Understanding here is
not the same word in the Greek as in the preceding verse: It can, with
Chrysostom and Ephrem, be rendered "mind." Do not become chil...
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_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_”...
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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
whi
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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...
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1 Corinthians 13:11; 1 Corinthians 2:6; 1 Corinthians 3:1; 1
Corinthians 3:2;...
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Understanding [σ ρ ε σ ι ν]. Only here in the New Testament.
Originally, in a physical sense, the diaphragm. Denoting the reasoning
power on the reflective side, and perhaps intentionally used instea...
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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 t...
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Be not children in understanding — This is an admirable stroke of
true oratory! to bring down the height of their spirits, by
representing that wherein they prided themselves most, as mere folly
and c...
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As if the apostle had said, My brethren, be not like children in
understanding, who prefer gay and gaudy things, which make. fine show,
as the gift of tongues does, before things more useful.
Thus, do...