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1 Corinthians 14:39-40 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 14 · verses 39–40
39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40Let all things be done decently and in order.1 Corinthians 14:39-40 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:39-40 in context
37If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
38But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
40Let all things be done decently and in order.
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Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- prophesyprophēteuōto prophesy, to be a prophet, speak forth by divine inspirations, to predict, to…G4395 →
- decentlyeuschēmonōsin a seemly manner, decentlyG2156 →
- tonguesglōssathe tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech, a tongue, the language or dialect…G1100 →
- forbidkōlyōto hinder, prevent forbid, to withhold a thing from anyone, to deny or refuse one a thingG2967 →
- covetzēloōto burn with zeal, to be heated or to boil with envy, hatred, anger, in a good sense, to…G2206 →
- speaklaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- ordertaxisan arranging, arrangement, order, a fixed succession observing a fixed time, due or right…G5010 →
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In these verses the apostle closes his argument, 1. With a just rebuke of the Corinthians for their extravagant pride and self-conceit: they so managed with their spiritual gifts as no church did like them; they behaved in a manner by themselves, and would not easily endure control nor regulation.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 36-40