The commandment of the Lord (Κυριου εντολη). The prophet or the one with the gift of tongues or the disturbing woman would be quic…

If any man think himself to be a prophet. (See Barnes on 1 Corinthians 14:1).

If any man claims to be divinely endowed.…

If any man think himself . . .—The best evidence of the possession of these gifts would be that their conduct was the very opposite of wha…

Paul now steps delicately. He had given strict commands but wants to soften their impact. He asks for those who have the gift of prophecy and are s…

If any one thinks himself. Mark here the judgment, which he had previously assigned to the Prophets—that they should receive what they rec…

If any man think himself to be a prophet
Or "seems to be a prophet", and is really one; for the apostle does not so …

When the apostle exhorts Christian women to seek information on religious subjects from their husbands at home, it shows that believing families sh…

Here the Apostle mentions the people to whom the use of prophecy is forbidden. He does two things in this regard: first, he shows to whom the use o…