Unless ye utter speech easy to be understood (εαν μη ευσημον λογον δωτε). Condition of third class again (εαν and aorist subjuncti…

So likewise ye, etc. To apply the case: If you use a foreign language, how will it be known what is said, or of what use will it be, unles…

So likewise ye.—This is not the application of the preceding, but the introduction of a third illustration, namely, the varieties …

Paul now gives some vivid illustrations. The flute and the harp were wellknown and valued musical instruments in Greece, and the Jews would be acqu…

So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to
be understood
This is a…

Even an apostle could not edify unless he spoke so as to be understood by his hearers. To speak words that have no meaning to those who hear them i…

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…