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But my understanding is unfruitful (ο δε νους μου ακαρπος). My intellect (νους) gets no benefit (ακαρπος, without fruit) from rhap…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
For if I pray, etc. The reference to prayer here, and to singing in 1 Corinthians 14:15, is designed to illustrate the proprie…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
For if I pray in an unknown tongue.—Better, if I pray in a tongue. 1 Corinthians 14:14–19 are expres…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
With the possibility before them of a non-understood tongue, Paul now argues that its interpretation must be sought. He urges this not only so that…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
For if I pray in another tongue. While this example also serves to confirm what he has previously maintained, it forms, at the same time, …
John Gill
JohnGill
For if I pray in an unknown tongue
In the Hebrew tongue, which the greatest part of the Jewish doctors insisted
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having shown that the gift of prophecy excels the gift of tongues for reasons related to exhortation, the Apostle now demonstrates the same point f…
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson