Despise not prophesyings (προφητειας μη εξουθενειτε). Same construction, stop counting as nothing (εξουθενεω, ουθεν=ουδεν), late f…

Despise not prophesyings. On the subject of prophesyings in the early Christian church, see Barnes on 1 Corinthians 14:1 and f…

Despise not prophesyings.—The highest outward or charismatic manifestation of this inward fire was the gift of “…

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none re…

Paul’s next prohibition, “Do not treat prophecies with contempt,” suggests that the Christians at Thessalonica, like those at Corinth ([Reference 1…

Despise not prophesyings. This sentence is appropriately added to the preceding one. For, since the Spirit of God illuminates us chiefly b…

Despise not prophesyings .
] Or "prophecies"; the prophecies of the Old Testament concerning the first coming of Chr…

We are to rejoice in creature-comforts as if we did not rejoice, and we must not expect to live many years and rejoice in them all; but if we rejoi…

Earlier, he showed them how they should remain subject to their bishops. Here he makes the same point from another point of view. Regarding this, h…