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But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence.
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Orderly Worship Reflects God
Paul's instruction for one speaker to yield to another who receives a revelation was designed to prevent chaos. Commentators stress that the goal is orderly worship where everything is done for the edification of the church. This reflects the nature of God, who, as the next verses show, is a God of peace, not of disorder.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If any thing be revealed to another. If, while one is speaking, an important truth is revealed to another, or is suggested to his mind by …
Let the first keep silence (ο πρωτος σιγατω). To give the next one a chance.
(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…
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16th Century
Protestant
But if anything be revealed to another. Here is another advantage—that whenever there is occasion, the way will also be open to them. Ther…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If anything be revealed to another that sitteth by To another prophet that sits, and hears, and tries, and judges wh…
Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this aim: Let all be done to edifying. As for speaking in an unknown tongue, if someo…
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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 …
