Verse 24. But if all prophecy] If all those who teach do it in the tongue which all understand; if an unbeliever, or one who knows nothing of the sacred language, come in and hear things just suited to his own state, he is convicted by all, and he is judged by all.
BUT IF ALL PROPHESY - See the note at 1 Corinthians 14:1. If all, in proper order and time, shall utter the truths of religion in a language intelligible to all. OR ONE UNLEARNED - One unacquainted w...
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...
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...
THE FALSE AND THE TRUE WORSHIP (1 Corinthians 14:1-19)...
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...
ONE. any one. App-123. CONVINCED. Greek. _elencho._ See John 8:9. Occurs seventeen times; translated four times "convince", once "convict", five times "rebuke", six times "reprove", and once "tell. f...
_he is convinced of all_ Rather, he is convinced BY all, i.e. the prophets whose discourses he hears. The word signifies (1) to prove by argument, and comes therefore to be used (2) of the _conviction...
ἌΠΙΣΤΟΣ Ἢ ἸΔΙΏΤΗΣ. The distinction here is between active unbelief in Christianity and the absence of any information on the subject. ἘΛΈΓΧΕΤΑΙ ὙΠῸ ΠΆΝΤΩΝ. He is CONVICTED in his own conscience by ALL...
1 Corinthians 14:1-25. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE GIFT OF PROPHECY OVER THAT OF TONGUES...
_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...
ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΎΩΣΙΝ _praes. conj._ actr от ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΎΩ (G4395) пророчествовать (_см._ 1 Corinthians 14:1). _Conj._ в _conj._ 3 типа, предполагающем возможность условия. _Praes._ подчеркивает длительность дейст...
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...
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...
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: ALL - one by one (). PROPHESY - speak by the Spirit intelligibly; no...
24 Predicting, or foretelling, is not necessarily involved in the gift of prophecy. The prophet, in Scripture, is the mouthpiece or spokesman of God. He may speak of the past, the present, or the futu...
_(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...
HE IS CONVINCED OF ALL] 'His conscience is aroused and awed by this united testimony to truth' (Massie)....
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...
BUT IF ALL PROPHESY. — There is no danger of exaggeration regarding this gift. Each one uttering prophecy, telling forth the gospel truth, and revealing the mind of God, will have a message that will...
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...
How diff [2136] (δέ) and how blessed the result, “if all should be prophesying and there should enter some unbeliever or stranger to Christianity (ἰδιώτης : see previous note), he is convicted by all,...
§ 47. THE STRANGE TONGUES AN OCCASION OF UNBELIEF. The Ap. has striven to wean the Cor [2122] from their childish admiration of the Tongues by showing how unedifying they are in comparison with Prophe...
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...
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,...
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...
“But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or a novice, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all; 25. the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so falling down on his fac...
(23) If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? (24) But...
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...
24._But if all prophesy _As he had previously showed them, how much more advantageous prophecy is to _those that are of the household of faith _(Galatians 6:10) than the gift of tongues, so he now sho...
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 ...
BUT IF ALL PROPHECY,.... That is, all that speak publicly in the church, not together, but in their order, one after another, as is hereafter directed: AND THERE COME IN ONE THAT BELIEVETH NOT, OR ON...
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or _one_ unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: Ver. 24. _He is convinced of all_] God smiteth the earth with the rod o...
Yet sometimes prophecy is of more use even to unbelievers than speaking with tongues. For instance: _if the whole church be come together_ On some extraordinary occasion; (it is probable in so large a...
ALL PROPHESY; in language intelligible to those who hear. HE IS CONVINCED; convicted of sin, and condemns his former course of life....
Strange tongues may become dangerous:...
BUT IF ALL PROPHESY, AND THERE COME IN ONE THAT BELIEVETH NOT, OR ONE UNLEARNED, HE IS CONVINCED OF ALL, HE IS JUDGED OF ALL;...
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...
BUT IF ALL PROPHESY, AND THERE COME IN ONE UNBELIEVING OR UNLEARNED, HE IS REPROVED BY ALL, HE IS JUDGED BY ALL; 'if all prophesy' -The visitor is convicted by the preaching of the prophet(s), becau...
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...
BUT IF ALL PROPHESY: _all_ here certainly is not to be understood of every one in the assembly, for all were not prophets, 1 CORINTHIANS 12:29, nor could the speaking of a great number be judged order...
But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged [literally, cross-examined] _by all;_...
1 Corinthians 14:24 But G1161 if G1437 all G3956 prophesy G4395 (G5725) and G1161 unbeliever G571 or G2228
'But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all, the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and w...
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....
1 Corinthians 14:24. BUT (on the other hand) IF ALL PROPHESY in succession, as directed, 1 Corinthians 14:30-33 AND THERE COME IN ONE UNBELIEVING OR UNLEARNED (the same two classes as in the foregoing...
HE IS REPROVED BY ALL (ελεγχετα υπο παντων). Old word for strong proof, is undergoing conviction.IS JUDGED (ανακρινετα). Is tested. Cf. 1 Corinthians 2:15; 1 Corinthians 4:3....
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...
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...
BUT IF ALL SPEAK GOD'S MESSAGE. This gift: (1) helps the church (1 Corinthians 14:3-5); (2) uses the mind (1 Corinthians 14:14-19); (3) can be safely done by the entire church; (4) will convince sinne...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 14:22 THUS TONGUES ARE A SIGN... FOR UNBELIEVERS. As in Isaiah 28:11, quoted in...
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...
_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_”...
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
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...
1 Corinthians 2:15; Acts 2:37; Hebrews 4:12; Hebrews 4:13; John 1:47;
Convinced [ε λ ε γ χ ε τ α ι]. Of his sins. See on tell him his fault, Matthew 18:15; convinced, James 2:9; reproved, John 3:20. Rev., reproved : convicted in margin. Judged [α ν α κ ρ ι ν ε τ α ι]. E...
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...
He is convicted by all — who speak in their turns, and speak to the heart of the hearers. He is judged by all — Every one says something to which his conscience bears witness....