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Selected Verse: 1 Corinthians 14:28 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Co 14:28 |
King James |
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
let him--the speaker in unknown tongues.
speak to himself, and to God--(compare Co1 14:2, Co1 14:4) --privately and not in the hearing of others. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
But if there be no interpreter - If there be no one present who has the gift of interpretation.
And let him speak to himself and to God - See the note at Co1 14:2, note at Co1 14:4. Let him commune with himself, and with God; let him meditate on the truths which are revealed to him, and let him in secret express his desires to God. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Let him speak - That tongue, if he find it profitable to himself in his private devotions. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| But if there be no interpreter - If there be none present who can give the proper sense of this Hebrew reading and speaking, then let him keep silence, and not occupy the time of the Church, by speaking in a language which only himself can understand. |
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.