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Verse 1 Corinthians 14:11. _IF I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE_]
την δυναμις της φωνης, The power and signification
of the language.
_I SHALL BE UNTO HIM THAT SPEAKETH A BARBARIAN_] I shall appe...
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THE MEANING OF THE VOICE - Of the language that is uttered, or the
sounds that are made.
I SHALL BE UNTO HIM ... - What I say will be unintelligible to him,
and what he says will be unintelligible to...
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4. PROPHECY AND SPEAKING WITH A TONGUE.
CHAPTER 14
_ 1. Prophecy the better gift. (1 Corinthians 14:1 .)_
2. Intelligibility demanded. (1 Corinthians 14:14 .)
3. Practical instructions for the publ...
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1 CORINTHIANS 14. PROPHECY AND SPEAKING WITH TONGUES, THEIR RELATIVE
VALUE AND THEIR PLACE IN THE CHURCH GATHERING. Paul now comes to the
direct comparison between the two types of ecstatic speech on...
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Pursue this love. Covet the spiritual things, especially the gift of
forthtelling the truth to others. For he who speaks in a tongue does
not speak to men but to God, for no one can understand. By the...
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THE FALSE AND THE TRUE WORSHIP (1 Corinthians 14:1-19)...
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KNOW. App-132.
MEANING. force. App-172.
BARBARIAN. See Acts 28:2.
UNTO. Greek. _en_. App-104. in my regard....
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_the meaning of the voice_ Literally, its FORCE.
_a barbarian_ This word is here used in its original signification of
_one whose speech is unintelligible_,
_unto me_ Literally, IN ME, i.e. in my es...
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ΔΎΝΑΜΙΝ. The _force_, as we say, of the sound. That is, THE
impression it was intended to convey.
ΒΆΡΒΑΡΟΣ. This word is here used in its original signification
of _one whose speech is unintelligible...
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1 Corinthians 14:1-25. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE GIFT OF PROPHECY OVER
THAT OF TONGUES...
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_TONGUES MUST BE PROPERLY INTERPRETED -- 1 CORINTHIANS 14:6-19:_ What
good would it do speak in a language that the church could not
understand? It would do no good for Paul to speak without giving th...
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ΕΊΔΏ _perf. conj. act. от_ ΟΙΔΑ (G1492) знать. Def.
perf. со _знач. praes. Conj._ в _conj._ 3 типа,
которое предполагает возможность или
вероятность условия,
ΔΎΝΑΜΙΣ сила; здесь: значение (BAGD).
ΈΣ...
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THERE ARE, IT MAY BE, &C.— _There are, for example, many different
languages in the world, and all are significant,_ 1 Corinthians 14:11.
_But if I do not understand the language, I shall be, with reg...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
Preaching by Prophecy (1 Corinthians 14:1-12)
14 Make love your aim, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts,
especially that you may prophesy. 2For one who speaks in a...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Text_
1 Corinthians 14:1-19. Follow after love; yet desire earnestly
spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. 2 For he that
speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men,...
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Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him
that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian
unto me.
THEREFORE - seeing that none is without meaning....
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11 The time came when the apostle admonished and taught in order that
he should present every man _ mature _ in Christ (Col_1:28). Epaphras
struggled in prayers that they should stand mature and compl...
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_(e) Spiritual Gifts
(iii) The Gift of Tongues subordinate to Prophecy_
The Apostle in this chapter deals with the abuse of the gift of
tongues which characterised the Corinthians, and declares that i...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 14
*PROPHECY AND TONGUES 14:1-40
1. THE EFFECT OF *PROPHECY 14:1-5
V1 Follow the way of love. You should be eager to have the gifts of
th...
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THEREFORE IF I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE. — Language is
useless unless we know what meaning is attached to each word uttered.
The hearer is a foreigner (or _barbarian_)_,_ then, in the estimat...
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CHAPTER 20
SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND PUBLIC WORSHIP
Is the first twenty-five verses of this chapter Paul gives his
estimate of the comparative value of the two chief spiritual gifts:
speaking with tongues...
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“If then I know not the meaning of the voice” (τὴν
δύναμιν τῆς φωνῆς, _vim_ or _virtutem vocis_) for
every voice _has_ a meaning (1 Corinthians 14:10 _b_); on this very
possible hypothesis, “I shall b...
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§ 45. UTTERANCE USELESS WITHOUT CLEAR SENSE. P. has just asked what
the Cor [2034] would think of him, if in their present need he came
exhibiting his power as a speaker with Tongues, but without a wo...
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THE GIFT OF “PROPHESYING”
1 Corinthians 14:1
The word _prophesy_ is used here, as so largely in Scripture, not in
the limited sense of foretelling the future, but of pouring forth
heaven-given speech...
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The apostle now submitted certain gifts to the test of love.
Prophesying is desirable because it edifies others. Then as to
Tongues. It was a gift that enabled men to speak to God, perhaps in
prayer,...
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One Must Be Able to Discern To Learn
If the people in the assembly could not learn from what was said, what
good was the sound? Even in musical sound, there must be a distinct
sound made in order to...
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Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him
that speaketh a barbarian, and he that (g) speaketh [shall be] a
barbarian unto me.
(g) As the papists in all their sermons, and...
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“There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and
none of them is without signification. 11 Therefore if I know not the
force of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian...
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(1) Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that
ye may prophesy. (2) For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue
speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him;...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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11._I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian _(822) The tongue
ought to be an index of the mind — not merely in the sense of the
proverb, but in the sense that is explained by Aristotle in the
comm...
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Two Verses in this Chapter 14 demand a little attention (1 Corinthians
14:1-2 the 3rd and the 6th (1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Corinthians 14:6).
Verse 3 ...
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THEREFORE IF I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE,.... The force and
power of a language, the signification of it, the ideas its words
convey, but only hear the sound of it:
I SHALL BE TO HIM THAT SPE...
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Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him
that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh _shall be_ a barbarian
unto me.
Ver. 11. _A barbarian_] So the Grecians called al...
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_There are_ No doubt; _so many kinds of voices_ Or languages; _in the
world_ As ye speak; _and none of them is without signification_ To
those that are acquainted with them. _Therefore_ Nevertheless;...
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A BARBARIAN UNTO ME; a foreigner, whose language is not understood....
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Public utterance is valueless without clear understanding:...
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THEREFORE, IF I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE, I SHALL BE UNTO HIM
THAT SPEAKETH A BARBARIAN, AND HE THAT SPEAKETH SHALL BE A BARBARIAN
UNTO ME....
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Chapter 12 has shown the placing of every gift in its own place in the
body by the Spirit of God. Chapter 13 insists on love as the pervading
influence for unity and peace in the functioning of the bo...
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IF THEN. KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE,. SHALL BE TO HIM THAT
SPEAKETH. BARBARIAN, AND HE THAT SPEAKETH WILL BE. BARBARIAN UNTO ME.
'I know not the meaning of the voice' -i.e. the meaning of the...
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6-14 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, is but speaking into the air. That cannot answ...
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If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that
speaketh a barbarian [a foreigner- - Acts 28:2], _and he that speaketh
will be a barbarian unto me_....
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1 Corinthians 14:11 Therefore G3767 if G3362 not G3362 know G1492
(G5762) meaning G1411 language G5456 be...
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'There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no
kind is without signification. If then I know not the meaning of the
voice, I shall be to him who speaks a barbarian, and he who spe...
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THE USE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS IN THE GATHERINGS OF GOD'S PEOPLE
(14:1-40).
Having raised us up to heaven Paul now brings us abruptly back to
earth as he continues to advise on the use of spiritual gifts....
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1 Corinthians 14:11. IF THEN I KNOW NOT THE MEANING OF THE VOICE, I
SHALL BE TO HIM THAT SPEAKETH A BARBARIAN a foreigner, understanding
not the language used (by this name all foreigners were called...
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THE MEANING OF THE VOICE
(την δυναμιν της φωνης). The power (force) of the
voice.A BARBARIAN
(βαρβαρος). Jargon, βαρ-βαρ. The Egyptians called all
βαρβαρους who did not speak their tongue. The Gr...
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CONTENTS: Prophecy and speaking in tongues. The order of the ministry
of this gift in the church.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: That is the best and most eligible gift which best an...
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What is the subject of this chapter? Does it refer to the constant
manner in which worship was conducted in the primitive churches; or
does it refer to the manner in which men possessed of secondary g...
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BUT IF I DO NOT KNOW THE LANGUAGE. Anyone who has tried to communicate
across the _language barrier_ will understand what Paul is saying....
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 14:6 Paul uses several
illustrations to show that speaking in tongues without interpretation
does not strengthen the faith of anyone other than the speaker; such
ed...
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_I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian._ As Ovid says: "A
barbarian here am I, and understood by none."
The word "barbarian" is onomatopoetic, and was first applied by the
Greeks to any one wh...
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CHAPTER XIV
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. He puts prophecy before the gift of tongues, because (_a_) it is of
great use in edifying others, and tongues are not, unless some one
interpret; (_b_) because...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 14:1. FOLLOW AFTER.—Taking up the thought of a
“way,” 1 Corinthians 12:31; as this whole verse resumes the theme
of 12, after the digression or episode of 13 “_Pursue_”...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 14:1
_The_ _gift of preaching superior to the gift_ _tongues_.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:1
FOLLOW AFTER CHARITY; literally, _chase; pursue. _The word is one of
whi
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So Paul exhorts,
Follow after love and desire spiritual (1 Corinthians 14:1),
But rather, that you may prophecy. We were told to covet earnestly the
best gifts. Now, again, he is saying the same thi...
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1 Corinthians 14:21; Acts 28:2; Acts 28:4; Colossians 3:11; Romans 1:
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Meaning [δ υ ν α μ ι ν]. Lit., force.
Barbarian. Supposed to be originally a descriptive word of those who
uttered harsh, rude accents - bar bar. Homer calls the Carians,
barbarofwnoi barbar - voiced,...
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TALKING IN TONGUES
1 Corinthians 14:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The need for spiritual guidance in the matter of tongues. The
church of today is beset by a group of people who very dogmatically
assert t...
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I shall be a barbarian to him — Shall seem to talk unintelligible
gibberish....