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1 Corinthians 14:16 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 14 · verse 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?1 Corinthians 14:16 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:16 in context
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.
16Else 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?
17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
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Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- occupiethanaplēroōto fill up, make full, e.g. a ditch, to supplyG378 →
- unlearnedidiōtēsa private person as opposed to a magistrate, ruler, king, a common soldier, as opposed to…G2399 →
- spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- thankseucharistiathankfulness, the giving of thanksG2169 →
- seeingepeidēwhen now, since now, of time when now, after that, of cause since, seeing that, forasmuch…G1894 →
- blesseulogeōto praise, celebrate with praises, to invoke blessings, to consecrate a thing with solemn…G2127 →
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The apostle here sums up the argument hitherto, and, I. Directs them how they should sing and pray in public (Co1 14:15): What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, etc.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-20