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1 Corinthians 14:13 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 14 · verse 13
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.1 Corinthians 14:13 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:13 in context
11Therefore 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.
12Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
14For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
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Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- interpretdiermēneuōto unfold the meaning of what is said, explain, expound, to translate into one s native…G1329 →
- speakethlaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- tongueglōssathe tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech, a tongue, the language or dialect…G1100 →
- prayproseuchomaito offer prayers, to prayG4336 →
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In this paragraph he goes on to show how vain a thing the ostentation of speaking unknown and unintelligible language must be. It was altogether unedifying and unprofitable (Co1 14:6): If I come to you speaking with tongues, what will it profit you, unless I speak to you by revelation, or by knowledge, or by…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-14