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If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won`t they say that you are crazy?
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Protect the Church's Witness
Scholars unanimously agree that Paul's primary concern here is the church's public witness. When a worship service is filled with unintelligible speech, it appears chaotic and nonsensical to outsiders. Instead of drawing people to Christ, this practice makes believers look 'raving mad,' damaging the church's reputation and hindering its mission.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be come together into one place. For public worship.
And all speak with tongues. All speak with a variety of unknown tongu…
Will they not say that ye are mad? (ουκ ερουσιν οτ μαινεσθε?). These unbelievers unacquainted (ιδιωτα) with Christianity will say …
19th Century
Anglican
If therefore.—Intended, as tongues were, for a “sign,” they cease to be so useful if not properly employed. The report of the stra…
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16th Century
Protestant
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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13th Century
Catholic
A gloss suggests that another argument proving the Apostle's proposition begins here. But in light of what has been said, there is only one proposi…
