By two (κατα δυο). According to two, ratio.

Or at most (η το πλειστον). Adverbial accusative, "or at the m…

Let it be by two, or at the most by three. That is, two, or at most three in one day, or in one meeting. So Grotius, Rosenmuller, Doddridg…

If any man speak in an unknown tongue.—Better, If any man speak in a tongue. Here is the practical application o…

Verse 26 gives us a short outline of the elements of worship in Corinth: a hymn, instruction, revelation, a tongue, an interpretation. Some of this…

If any one speak in another tongue. He now describes the order and limits the measure. “If you wish to speak with other tongues, …

If any man speak in an unknown tongue
He begins with the gift of tongues, with speaking in an unknown tongue, as the…

Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this aim: Let all be done to edifying. As for speaking in an unknown tongue, if someo…

Here the Apostle instructs them on how to behave regarding the use of the gift of tongues, and he does two things: first, he shows how they should …