For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.
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For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.
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For ye maye all prophesy one by one that all maye learne and all maye have comforte.
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For ye may all prophecie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.
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Passages linked to 1 Corinthians 14:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 14:3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.
- Proverbs 1:5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
- Proverbs 9:9 Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
- Romans 1:12 that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
- 1 Corinthians 14:19 However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
- 1 Corinthians 14:35 if they desire to learn anything. “Let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a wife to be talking in the assembly.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- 2 Corinthians 7:6-7 Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.
- Ephesians 6:22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state and that he may comfort your hearts.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
- Ephesians 4:11-12 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 31. You can all, one by one. In the…
31. You can all, one by one. In the first place, when he says all, he does not include believers universally, but only those that were endowed with this gift. Farther, he does not mean that all ought to have equally their turn, but that, according as it might be for the advantage of the people, each one should come forward to speak either more frequently or more seldom. “No one will remain always unemployed; but an opportunity of speaking will present itself, sometimes to one and at other times to another.”
He adds, that all may learn. This is applicable, it is true, to the whole of the people, but it is particularly suited to the Prophets, and Paul more especially refers to them. For no one will ever be a good teacher, who does not show himself to be teachable, as no one will ever be found who has, in himself alone, such an overflowing in respect of perfection of doctrine, as not to derive benefit from listening to others. Let all, therefore, undertake the office of teaching on this principle, that they do not refuse or grudge, to be scholars to each other in their turn, whenever there shall be afforded to others the means of edifying the Church.
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He says, in the second place, that all may receive consolation. Hence we may infer, that the ministers of Christ, so far from envying, should rather rejoice with all their heart, that they are not the only persons that excel, but have fellow-partakers of the same gift — a disposition which Moses discovered, as is related in sacred history. (Numbers 11:28.) For when his servant, inflamed with a foolish jealousy, was greatly displeased, because the gift of prophecy was conferred upon others also, he reproves him: “Nay,” says he, “would that all the people of God were sharers with me in this superior gift!” And, undoubtedly, it is a special consolation for pious ministers, to see the Spirit of God, whose instruments they are, working in others also, and they derive also from this no small confirmation. It is a consolation, too, that it contributes to the spread of the word of God, the more it has of ministers and witnesses.
As, however, the word παρακαλεῖσθαι, which Paul here employs, is of doubtful signification, it might also be rendered may receive exhortation. Nor would this be unsuitable, for it is sometimes of advantage to listen to others, that we may be more powerfully stirred up to duty.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 31 For ye may all prophesy one by one,…
31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
Ver. 31. That all may learn] The most learned may learn something by the discourses of others less learned than themselves. Apollos, a learned teacher, may yet be taught by a tentmaker. The Jewish rabbins acknowledge that they came to understand Isa 14:23, by hearing an Arabian woman mention a besom in her language to her maid, טאטא (R. David in Radic.)
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Ye may not all prophesy in the same day,…
Ye may not all prophesy in the same day, or hour, or moment of time, but orderly and successively
ye may all prophesy, the end of it being for the instruction and consolation of all; which may mind you so to govern yourselves in the exercise of that gift, as not to lose your end,
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but that all may learn, and all may be comforted. Which lets us know, that though their receiving the gift of prophecy obliged them to an exercise of it, yet it did not oblige them to an exercise of it in or at this or that particular time. judged by the law of God, or the light of nature, or the common custom of other churches, to be done indecently or confusedly, without order. It is very observable, that though the apostle, in these things, hath given rules, yet he hath determined nothing shameful or uncomely, but what he hath made to appear so, either from the Divine law, (as in the case of the women’s prophesying, 1Co 14:34), or from nature and reason, (as in the case of many speaking at the same time), it being useless to the end, which was teaching and instructing those to whom they spake, and what unbelievers would count the effect of madness, 1Co 14:23.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the spirits of the prophets are subject to…
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. Meaning either that the doctrines which the prophets deliver, the explanations they give of passages of Scriptures, the revelations they declare, are subject to the examination, judgment, and censure of other prophets; who have a right to try and judge them, either according to a more clear revelation they may have, or rather according to the sure word of prophecy, the Scriptures of truth; and indeed they are subject to the trial and judgment of the whole church, and therefore ought not to be stiff in their own sentiments, and obstinately persist in them, but cheerfully and readily submit them to be examined, and approved or disapproved by others; and particularly when one that sits by signifies he has something revealed to him, which will better explain, or give further light into what the speaker is upon, he ought to submit and give way to him; and thereby truth may be made manifest and established, instruction, edification, and comfort promoted, and peace and order preserved: or else the sense is, that the spiritual gifts of the prophets, and the inspirations and instincts by which they are acted, and the affections which are excited in them, are subject to themselves, so that they can use, or not use those gifts; though they have the word of the Lord they can forbear speaking, as Jeremy did, for a while, and as the case of Jonah shows; or they can refrain themselves and be silent, and wait till they have proper opportunity of speaking, being not like the prophets of false gods, who are acted by an evil spirit, and observe no order or decorum, but with a sort of fury and madness deliver involuntarily what is suggested to them: but such is not the case of true prophets that are influenced and directed by the Spirit of God, who will give way to one another; one will be silent while the other speaks, and by turns prophesy one after another; and where there is not such a subjection, it is a sign that the Spirit of God is not in them, for the reason that follows.
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. Meaning either that the doctrines which the prophets deliver, the explanations they give of passages of Scriptures, the revelations they declare, are subject to the examination, judgment, and censure of other prophets; who have a right to try and judge them, either according to a more clear revelation they may have, or rather according to the sure word of prophecy, the Scriptures of truth; and indeed they are subject to the trial and judgment of the whole church, and therefore ought not to be stiff in their own sentiments, and obstinately persist in them, but cheerfully and readily submit them to be examined, and approved or disapproved by others; and particularly when one that sits by signifies he has something revealed to him, which will better explain, or give further light into what the speaker is upon, he ought to submit and give way to him; and thereby truth may be made manifest and established, instruction, edification, and comfort promoted, and peace and order preserved: or else the sense is, that the spiritual gifts of the prophets, and the inspirations and instincts by which they are acted, and the affections which are excited in them, are subject to themselves, so that they can use, or not use those gifts; though they have the word of the Lord they can forbear speaking, as Jeremy did, for a while, and as the case of Jonah shows; or they can refrain themselves and be silent, and wait till they have proper opportunity of speaking, being not like the prophets of false gods, who are acted by an evil spirit, and observe no order or decorum, but with a sort of fury and madness deliver involuntarily what is suggested to them: but such is not the case of true prophets that are influenced and directed by the Spirit of God, who will give way to one another; one will be silent while the other speaks, and by turns prophesy one after another; and where there is not such a subjection, it is a sign that the Spirit of God is not in them, for the reason that follows.
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1 Corinthians 14:33
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co1 14:33For God is not the author of confusion,.... Or disorder, or "tumult", as the Syriac renders it; wherefore he does not inspire and excite his prophets to deliver themselves in a disorderly and tumultuous manner, so as to break in one upon another; but when one speaks, the other is silent, or when one has anything revealed to him, and he signifies it in a proper manner, the other stops and gives way to him, and when he has done another succeeds, and so the rest in order, till the whole opportunity is filled up in an orderly and edifying manner; and whatever is contrary to, or breaks in upon such a method, God is not the author of: for he is the author
of peace, harmony, unity, and concord among his prophets and teachers, and so of order, for the former cannot be without the latter; where there is no order in the ministry, there can be no peace among the ministers, nor comfort in the churches; but God is the God of peace, he calls for, requires, disposes, and approves of peace and order among all his people:
as in all churches of the saints. The Vulgate Latin reads, "as I teach in all", &c. and so read some copies, and may refer to all that is said before; and the sense be, that all the rules he had prescribed concerning speaking with tongues, and prophesying, were not new ones, but such as he had directed to be observed in all churches he was concerned with, and which consisted of holy and good men; or God is the author, not of confusion, but of peace in all the churches; he orders and disposes peace among them, and they attend to it: peace and order, and not confusion and tumult, prevail in all churches that deserve to be called churches of the saints, and therefore were in this to be imitated by the church at Corinth.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain All - Who have that gift. That all may…
All - Who have that gift. That all may learn - Both by speaking and by hearing.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 31. For ye may all prophesy one by…
Verse 31. For ye may all prophesy one by one] The gifts which God grants are given for the purpose of edification; but there can be no edification where there is confusion; therefore let them speak one by one.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For ye may all prophecy ... - There is…
For ye may all prophecy ... - There is time enough for all; there is no need of speaking in confusion and disorder. Every person may have an opportunity of expressing his sentiments at the proper time.
That all may learn - In such a manner that there may be edification. This might be done if they would speak one at a time in their proper order.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain For ye may--rather, "For ye can [if ye will]…
For ye may--rather, "For ye can [if ye will] all prophesy one by one," giving way to one another. The "for" justifies the precept (Co1 14:30), "let the first hold his peace."
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 31. Ye may—Rather, ye are able. St. Paul has…
31. Ye may—Rather, ye are able. St. Paul has given the above directions for preserving order, for they thereby were able, if they took proper care, all to prophesy, who had the gift, not simultaneously, but one by one, and so all the congregation may, by hearing a variety of discourse, learn and be comforted, or instructed.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 31. For ye may all prophesy one by one]…
31. For ye may all prophesy one by one] Not necessarily at the same meeting of the Church, which would be in contradiction to what has just been said (1Co_14:29), nor that the permission was extended to the whole Christian body. All were not prophets, the Apostle tells us (ch. 1Co_12:29), and it is clear that none but prophets could prophesy, since prophecy (ch. 1Co_12:28, 1Co_13:2, 1Co_14:1; 1Co_14:5; 1Co_14:22) was a special gift of the Spirit.
comforted] The word has the sense of comfort and exhortation combined, and is most nearly equivalent to our encourage or cheer. See 2 Corinthians 1 where the word and the verb from which it is derived are translated indifferently comfort and consolation. In ch. 1Co_4:16 of this Epistle it is rendered beseech. In a great many passages, as for instance in Act_2:40, it is rendered exhort. From this word is derived the title Paraclete, rendered Comforter in St John 14, 15, , 16 and Advocate in 1Jn_2:1. The derivative is rendered exhortation in 3, and another word is employed for comfort,
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) For ye may all prophesy one by one.—Better,…
(31) For ye may all prophesy one by one.—Better, For it is in your power all to prophesy one by one. How it is in their power is explained by the following verse. This orderly prophesying will accomplish the instruction and comforting of all; words of instruction will be interspersed with words of comfort, and so the teaching be suited to every condition of mind and soul of those present.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Ye may all prophesy; rather, ye all can; that…
Ye may all prophesy; rather, ye all can; that is, "if you have the gift of prophesying." St. Paul has already implied that at every assembly there would be idiotai, unendowed worshippers, who only came to profit by the gifts of others, and that "all" are not prophets. (1Co_12:29) May be comforted; rather, may be exhorted or cheered.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 31. For ye all may prophesy. All who have…
31. For ye all may prophesy. All who have the prophetic gift, but it must be one by one, not more than one speaking at a time.
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William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain 31. “For all are able to prophesy, one at…
31. “For all are able to prophesy, one at a time, in order that all may learn and all may be comforted.” Amid the wonderful enthusiasm of those people to receive, enjoy and utilize those momentous spiritual gifts and graces, they had somewhat run away with the wagon; in their incorrigible zeal lest they should have to carry home with them a burning message undelivered, they had fallen into the mistake of breaking out and delivering their messages while another was speaking, thus producing confusion and seriously conflicting with the edification of the people, which is the great end in view in all gospel meetings. Hence you see Paul corrects these irregularities and orders them to speak one at a time.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain For ye all can prophesy one by one, that…
For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted;
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 prophesy one by one
prophesy one by one
Only one person should prophesy at a time.
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all may be encouraged
This can be stated in active form. AT: "you may encourage all" (See: Active or Passive)
God is not a God of confusion
God does not create confusing situations by making people all speak at the same time.
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