Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
Commentaries
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If any man speaketh (ε τις λαλε). Condition of first class, assumed as a fact.
Speaking as it were oracles of God <…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
If any man speak. This refers to a preacher, particularly to the office of the ministry.
Let him speak as the oracles of God
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
If any man speak.—St. Peter proceeds to speak of two particular forms taken by this “manifold grace of God;”
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Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Let him speak as the oracles of God.
As truthfully, carefully, solemnly, as the Book itself speaks: If any man speak, let him s…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Hospitality is not a one-way virtue; all believers are in some way capable of ministering to others. Every Christian has a gift ([Reference Romans …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
If any man speak—As he has spoken of the right and faithful use of gifts, he specifies two things as examples, and he has chosen those whi…
John Gill
JohnGill
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God
This is an application of the above general rule to a particul…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The destruction of the Jewish church and nation, foretold by our Saviour, was very near. The speedy approach of death and judgment concerns everyon…
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson