NT References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers
1 Corinthians 14:25
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
the secrets of the heart;[384]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
the secrets of the heart;[384]
Verse 25. _AND THUS ARE THE SECRETS OF HIS HEART_] As these, who were the _prophets_ or _teachers_, had often the discernment of spirits, they were able in certain cases, and probably very frequently...
AND THUS ARE THE SECRETS OF HIS HEART MADE MANIFEST - Made manifest to himself in a surprising and remarkable manner. He shall be led to see the “real” designs and motives of his heart. His conscience...
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...
Such over-valuing of tongues reveals an infantile intelligence (a sharp thrust for a church so rich in intellectuals); only in malice is it proper to be babes. Scripture announces that the Lord will s...
Brothers, don't be childish in your judgment. True, you must be innocent babes as far as evil goes, but in your judgments you must be mature men. In the law it stands written, "With people of a foreig...
THE FALSE AND THE TRUE WORSHIP (1 Corinthians 14:1-19)...
ARE... MADE. become. MANIFEST. App-106. WORSHIP. App-137. AND REPORT. announcing, or declaring. Greek. _apangello._ IN. among. Greek. _en_. App-104. OF. TRUTH. indeed. Greek. _ontos._ Compare Joh...
_and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest_ The nature of Christian _prophecy_is here plainly shewn. See note on 1 Corinthians 14:1. -And thus" is omitted by most modern editors. _that God i...
[καὶ οὕτω] rec. at beginning of verse. Text אABDFG, Vetus Lat. Vulg. Peshito. 25. ΤᾺ ΚΡΥΠΤᾺ ΤΗ͂Σ ΚΑΡΔΊΑΣ. The nature of Christian _prophecy_ is here plainly shewn. See note on 1 Corinthians 14:1. ἘΠῚ...
1 Corinthians 14:1-25. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE GIFT OF PROPHECY OVER THAT OF TONGUES...
_TONGUES MIGHT BRING REPROACH - 1 CORINTHIANS 14:20-25:_ Paul said the brethren at Corinth were acting like children when it came to the matter of spiritual gifts. They had shown malice toward each ot...
ΓΊΝΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.)_ (G1096) становиться. _Praes._ используется для придания живости изображению развивающегося действия, ΠΕΣΏΝ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΊΠΤΩ (G4098) падать. Part, образа де...
AND THUS ARE THE SECRETS, &C.— "In a manner to him very surprising and unaccountable; insomuch that sometimes a person who comes into your assembly out of mere curiosity, or possibly with some ill des...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Rules For Using Spiritual Gifts_ (20-40) _Text_ 1 Corinthians 14:20-40. Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men. 21 In the law it is wr...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Proving by Tongues (1 Corinthians 14:13-25) 13 Therefore, he who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. 14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays b...
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. AND THUS - omitted in 'Aleph (') A B Delta G f g...
24 Predicting, or foretelling, is not necessarily involved in the gift of prophecy. The prophet, in Scripture, is the mouthpiece or spokesman of God. He may speak of the past, the present, or the futu...
IN YOU OF A TRUTH] 'among you indeed.' 26-33. Regulations for the exercise of the various gifts. PARAPHRASE. '(26) Now, brethren, I hear that there is much disorder in your worship, each of you being...
_(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...
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...
AND THUS ARE THE SECRETS OF HIS HEART MADE MANIFEST. — Better, _and the secrets of his heart are made manifest_ — such being the reading of the best MSS. It is the third result of the prophetic uttera...
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...
§ 47. THE STRANGE TONGUES AN OCCASION OF UNBELIEF. The Ap. has striven to wean the Cor [2122] from their childish admiration of the Tongues by showing how unedifying they are in comparison with Prophe...
How diff [2136] (δέ) and how blessed the result, “if all should be prophesying and there should enter some unbeliever or stranger to Christianity (ἰδιώτης : see previous note), he is convicted by all,...
UNDERSTANDING PROMOTES EDIFYING 1 Corinthians 14:13 The Apostle here gives two practical directions, in order to restore the rule of the understanding above the babble of incoherent sounds, which wa...
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,...
Tongues, A Sign to Unbelievers Paul appealed to the members of Christ's family at Corinth to quit being like children desiring the prettiest gift. Instead, he wanted them to be like men using good ju...
Then a sudden penetrating illumination, spread over his whole life, is produced in him: he sees himself, as a whole and in the particular details of his life, as God sees him. One might apply this des...
“But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or a novice, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all; 25. the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so falling down on his fac...
(23) If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? (24) But...
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...
25._Falling down on his face, he will worship _For it is only the knowledge of God that can bring down the pride of the flesh. To that, prophecy brings us. Hence, it is its proper effect and nature to...
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 ...
AND THUS ARE THE SECRETS OF HIS HEART MADE MANIFEST,.... Not to the prophets, or preachers, or to the rest of the congregation, but to himself; the word preached being in the hands, and trader the inf...
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on _his_ face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. Ver. 25. _The secrets of his heart_] God's word i...
Yet sometimes prophecy is of more use even to unbelievers than speaking with tongues. For instance: _if the whole church be come together_ On some extraordinary occasion; (it is probable in so large a...
FALLING DOWN ON HIS FACE; as penitents were wont to do in confessing their sins and imploring mercy. IN YOU; among you, in your assembly. The truths of the gospel plainly and kindly declared, are ofte...
AND THUS ARE THE SECRETS OF HIS HEART MADE MANIFEST; AND SO, FALLING DOWN ON HIS FACE, HE WILL WORSHIP GOD, AND REPORT THAT GOD IS IN YOU OF A TRUTH. To give the Corinthians the right understanding of...
Strange tongues may become dangerous:...
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...
THE SECRETS OF HIS HEART ARE MADE MANIFEST; AND SO HE WILL FALL DOWN ON HIS FACE AND WORSHIP GOD, DECLARING THAT GOD IS AMONG YOU INDEED. 'secrets of his heart are made manifest' -The inspired word o...
15-25 There can be no assent to prayers that are not understood. A truly Christian minister will seek much more to do spiritual good to men's souls, than to get the greatest applause to himself. This...
God either, by an extraordinary providence, discovering to him that prophesieth the secrets of such a sinner's heart, and causing him that prophesieth to make them manifest; or, by a more ordinary pro...
the secrets of his heart are made manifest [being exposed by the cleaving sword of the Spirit-- Hebrews 4:12; James 1:23-24; comp. John 4:19; John 4:29]; and so
1 Corinthians 14:25 And G2532 thus G3779 secrets G2927 his G846 heart G2588 revealed G1096 (G5736) G5318
'But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all, the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and w...
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....
1 Corinthians 14:25. [1] THE SECRETS OF HIS HEART ARE MADE MANIFEST; AND SO HE WILL FALL DOWN ON HIS FACE AND WORSHIP GOD, DECLARING THAT GOD IS AMONG YOU INDEED probably by an open confession, giving...
THAT GOD IS AMONG YOU INDEED (οτ οντως εν υμιν εστιν). Recitative οτ and direct quotation from Isaiah 45:15 (Hebrew rather than the LXX). "Really (οντως Luke 24:34) God is in you....
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...
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...
AND WORSHIP GOD. When he hears God's Truth, and measures his life by it, his secret thought will be brought out into the open (to himself). As he sees "Christ on the cross," he will bow down and worsh...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 14:22 THUS TONGUES ARE A SIGN... FOR UNBELIEVERS. As in Isaiah 28:11, quoted in...
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...
_And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest_. Out of the gift of discerning of spirits, or because God directs the tongue of the prophet, _i.e._, the preacher, the most hidden sins of his hea...
_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_”...
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
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...
Deuteronomy 9:18; Genesis 44:14; Isaiah 45:14; Isaiah 60:14; Luke 5:8;
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...
The secrets of his heart are made manifest — Laid open, clearly described; in a manner which to him is most astonishing and utterly unaccountable. How many instances of it are seen at this day! So doe...