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Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.
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Orderly Worship
Paul instructs that only two or three prophets should speak in a single gathering. Commentators agree this is a practical rule to ensure worship is orderly, understandable, and edifying for everyone. The goal, as Matthew Henry notes, is to observe order and decency, reflecting a God of peace, not of confusion.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let the prophets speak. See Barnes' notes on 1 Corinthians 14:1.
Speak two or three. On the same days, or at t…
By two or three (δυο η τρεις). No κατα here as in verse 27. Let two or three prophets speak.
Let the others discern…
19th Century
Anglican
Let the prophets speak.—This is the application of the general principle, Let all be done to edification, to those who ha…
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(29–33a) As for regulating prophesying in church, only a limited number—not over three—should speak, lest so much be said as to cause confusion. Th…
16th Century
Protestant
Prophets, two or three. Regarding prophecy, too, he prescribes limits, because, as they commonly say, "multitude breeds confusion…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let the prophets speak, two or three The apostle having finished the rules for streaking with an unknown tongue, pro…
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Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this aim: Let all be done to edifying. As for speaking in an unknown tongue, if someo…
13th Century
Catholic
Here the Apostle instructs them on how to behave regarding the use of the gift of tongues, and he does two things: first, he shows how they should …
