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Verse 17. _THOU VERILY GIVEST THANKS WELL_] Because he felt
_gratitude_, and, from a sense of his obligation, gave praise to God;
but because this was in an unknown tongue, those who heard him
receive...
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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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GIVEST THANKS. Greek. _eucharisteo._ See Acts 27:35.
OTHER. Greek. _heteros._ App-124....
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_thou verily givest thanks well Well_, either (1) as referring to the
fact that thanks were given it is well to give thanks or, (2) to the
manner and spirit in which that action was performed καλῶς,
_...
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ΚΑΛΩ͂Σ. WORTHILY, in a proper spirit. Or it may mean ‘thou
doest well to give thanks.’ Some would translate
εὐχαριστεῖς, ‘celebratest the Eucharist.’ But see
last note and ch. 1 Corinthians 11:24.
Ὁ...
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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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ΜΈΝ (G3303) с последующим ΆΛΛ (G235) быть
уверенным, но (Fee),
ΚΑΛΏΣ (G2573) _adv._ хорошо,
ΕΎΧΑΡΙΣΤΕΪ́Σ _praes. ind. act. от_
ΕΎΧΑΡΙΣΤΈΩ (G2168) благодарить,
ΟΊΚΟΔΟΜΕΪ́ΤΑΙ _praes. ind. pass. от_...
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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...
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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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For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
GIVEST THANKS. The synagogue prayers were called 'eulogies,' because
to each was joined a thanksgiving. Hence, Christian prayers al...
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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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FOR THOU VERILY GIVEST THANKS WELL. — It is here implied that
speaking in a tongue was, as regards an individual, an acceptable mode
of worship, and it is the public use of it that all throughout this...
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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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§ 46. THE ΝΟΥΣ THE NEEDED ALLY OF THE ΠΝΕΥΜΑ. In § 44 the
Ap. has insisted on _edification_ as the end and mark of God's gifts
to His Church, and in § 45 on _intelligibility_ as a condition
necessary...
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“For thou indeed givest thanks well” admirably, finely
(καλῶς : _cf._ Luke 20:39; James 2:19): words _légèrement
ironiques_ (Gd [2102]). εὐχαριστεῖς = εὐλογεῖς
(16: see note, also on 1 Corinthians 1:4...
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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...
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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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Desire That Which Builds Up the Church
Thus, Paul urged the Corinthian brethren to desire the spiritual gifts
that would be most useful. Particularly, he urged them to desire those
gifts which would b...
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“Since, if thou blessest in spirit, how shall he that occupieth the
room of the stranger say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he
understandeth not what thou sayest? 17. For thou verily givest than...
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(16) Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that
occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks,
seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? (17) For thou ver...
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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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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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FOR THOU VERILY GIVEST THANKS WELL,.... In very proper words, and
pertinent expressions, with great affection and devotion, suitable to
the service;
BUT THE OTHER IS NOT EDIFIED; the rest of the peop...
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For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
Ver. 17. _But the other is not edified_] This we should all labour,
viz. to edify others. Synesius speaks of some, who having a treas...
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_What is it then?_ What is my duty in these circumstances? What must I
do when the Spirit moves me to pray in the church in an unknown
tongue? Why this: _I will pray with the Spirit_ Under his influen...
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Only through the understanding of the hearer does the utterance of the
Spirit result in edification:...
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FOR THOU VERILY GIVEST THANKS WELL, BUT THE OTHER IS NOT EDIFIED....
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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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FOR THOU VERILY GIVEST THANKS WELL, BUT THE OTHER IS NOT EDIFIED.
'verily givest thanks well' -'you are giving thanks well enough'
(NASV) The prayer is excellent. Paul isn't running down the gift of...
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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...
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Otherwise, saith the apostle, it is possible that thou mayst give
thanks well; but others get no good by it, nor can make any good and
spiritual improvement of it....
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For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. [The
one who was so under the influence of the Spirit of God as to speak
with tongues, produced words and sentences with little or no...
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1 Corinthians 14:17 For G1063 you G4771 indeed G3303 thanks G2168
(G5719) well G2573 but G235 other G2087
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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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'Else if you bless with the spirit, how shall he who fills the place
of the unlearned say the Amen at your giving of thanks, seeing that he
does not know what you are saying? For you truly give thanks...
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1 Corinthians 14:17. FOR THOU VERILY GIVEST THANKS WELL, BUT THE OTHER
IS NOT EDIFIED ‘Your own part may be done out of a full heart, but
all in vain to your hearers.'...
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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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THE OTHER MAN IS NOT HELPED AT ALL. By Paul's "rule of thumb," the
beautiful abstract must take second place to the practical....
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 14:16 WITH YOUR SPIRIT. That is,
with your spirit only (in tongues) but not understanding with your
mind (see note on v. 2). outsider
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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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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 14:4; 1 Corinthians 14:6...
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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...