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Pray to Make Your Gift Useful
Paul instructs those who can speak in tongues to pray for the ability to interpret. Commentators explain that a spiritual gift's primary value is its ability to build up the church. An uninterpreted tongue is not helpful to others, so the speaker should seek the complementary gift of interpretation to make their initial gift beneficial for everyone.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 14:13
18th Century
Theologian
Pray that he may interpret. Let him ask God for the ability to explain it clearly to the church. It would seem probable that the power of …
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 14:13
Let him pray that he may interpret (προσευχεσθω ινα διερμηνευη). Else he had better cease talking in a tongue.
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 14:13
19th Century
Bishop
In an unknown tongue.—Better, in a tongue. The gift of interpretation would make the gift of tongues useful for edifying …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 14:13
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
On 1 Corinthians 14:13
16th Century
Theologian
Wherefore let him that speaketh in another tongue This is an anticipation, offered in reply to a question that might very readily be put t…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 14:13
17th Century
Pastor
Wherefore let him that speaks in an unknown tongue
The Hebrew, or any other, the gift of speaking with which is besto…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 14:6–14
17th Century
Minister
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…