Except he interpret (εκτος ε μη διερμηνευη). Pleonastic combination of εκτος (preposition except) and ε μη (if not, unless) as in …

I would that you all spoke with tongues. It is an important endowment and, in its place, is not to be undervalued.

It may be of gre…

I would that ye all spake with tongues.—To avoid the danger of misunderstanding or misrepresentation, the Apostle emphati…

Paul emphatically restates v.1b: Speak in tongues, you Corinthians, yes; but more than that, I want you to prophesy, because this gift brings under…

I would that ye all spake with tongues. Again he declares that he does not give such a preference to prophecy as not to leave som…

I would that you all spoke with tongues
This the apostle says, to prevent being misunderstood; for his view was not …

Prophesying, that is, explaining Scripture, is compared with speaking with tongues. This drew more attention than the plain interpretation of Scrip…

Here the Apostle addre es a potential objection or misunderstanding that could arise from what he just said. Some might believe that since the Apos…