the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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1 Corinthians 14:29
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And only two or three prophets should speak. The others should judge what they say.
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
Let the Prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge.
Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.1 Corinthians 12:10;">[xr]
Have two or three prophets speak, and have the others pass judgment.
Only two or three prophets should speak, and the others should judge what they say.
And let the prophets speak [by] two or three, and let the others discern.
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the others judge.
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.
Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the rest judge. But if any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by,
But if there are Prophets, let two or three speak and let the rest judge.
Prophetis tweine or thre seie, and othere wiseli deme.
And let the prophets speak [by] two or three, and let the others discern.
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
Two or three persons may prophesy, and everyone else must listen carefully.
Let two or three prophets speak [as inspired by the Holy Spirit], while the rest pay attention and weigh carefully what is said.
And let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others discern.
And let the prophets give their words, but not more than two or three, and let the others be judges of what they say.
Let two or three prophets speak, while the others weigh what is said.
And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.
Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the rest discern.
And as to prophets, let two or three speak, and let the rest judge.
Let the Prophets speake two or three, and let the other iudge.
Let two or three people prophesy, and let the others evaluate what is said.
Two or three should speak God's Word. The other people should listen and decide if they are speaking right.
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
Let the Prophets speake two, or three, and let the other iudge.
Let the prophets speak two or three in turn, and let the others discern what is said.
Prophets, moreover, let two or three speak, and let, the others, judge.
And let the prophets speak, two or three: and let the rest judge.
Let the prophetes speake two or three, and let the other iudge.
Two or three who are given God's message should speak, while the others are to judge what they say.
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate.
Let two or three prophets speak, and the others evaluate.
And if there are two or three prophets, let them speak, and let the others discern.
And prophets -- let two or three speak, and let the others discern,
As for the prophetes, let two or thre speake and let the other iudge.
of the prophets let but two or three speak by turns, and let the others deliberate.
Two or three prophets should speak and the others should evaluate what is said.
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.
The same goes for preaching. Only let two or three people have a turn. That way there is time to ponder on their message and see if it lines up with scripture.
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others pass judgment.
And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others pass judgment.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the prophets: 1 Corinthians 14:39, 1 Corinthians 12:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21, 1 John 4:1-3
the other: Rather, the others, ןי בככןי.
Reciprocal: Acts 2:4 - began Acts 15:32 - being Romans 12:6 - whether 1 Corinthians 14:32 - General 1 Thessalonians 5:11 - and edify 1 Thessalonians 5:20 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let the prophets speak, two or three,.... The apostle having finished the rules for streaking with an unknown tongue, proceeds to lay down some for the gift of prophesying; and observes, that where there are a number of prophets, as very likely there were in the church at Corinth, two or three of them might prophesy, or explain the prophecies of the Old Testament, or preach the Gospel at one opportunity or meeting: he does not use that restrictive clause, "at most", as before, because if there was any necessity or occasion for it, more might be employed, so that care was taken not to burden the people, and send them away loathing; and this they were to do, as before, in course, one after another, otherwise it would be all confusion, nor could they be heard to edification. Though some have thought that they might speak together at one and the same time, in different parts of the church:
and let the other judge: the other prophets that sit and hear, and all such as have a spirit of discerning, whether what the prophets say comes from their own spirits, or from a lying spirit, from the spirit of antichrist, or whether from the Spirit of God; and even the body of the people, private members of the church, and hearers, might judge of the doctrine for themselves, according to the word of God, the standard of faith and practice; and were not to believe every spirit, but try them, whether they were of God, and their doctrines by his word, whether they were true or false; for the spiritual man is in a measure capable of judging all things of a spiritual kind, through that spiritual experience he has of the word of God, and divine things, and by the assistance of the Spirit of God.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let the prophets - See the note at 1 Corinthians 14:1.
Speak two or three - On the same days, or at the same meeting; see the note at 1 Corinthians 14:27.
And let the other judge - The word “other” (οἱ ἄλλοι hoi alloi, “the others”), Bloomfield supposes refers to the other prophets; and that the meaning is, that they should decide whether what was said was dictated by the Holy Spirit, or not. But the more probable sense, I think, is that which refers it to the rest of the congregation, and which supposes that they were to compare one doctrine with another, and deliberate on what was spoken, and determine whether it had evidence of being in accordance with the truth. It may be that the apostle here refers to those who had the gift of discerning spirits, and that he meant to say that they were to determine by what spirit the prophets who spoke were actuated. It was possible that those who claimed to be prophets might err, and it was the duty of all to examine whether that which was uttered was in accordance with truth. And if this was a duty then, it is a duty now; if it was proper even when the teachers claimed to be under divine inspiration, it is much more the duty of the people now. No minister of religion has a right to demand that all that he speaks shall be regarded as truth, unless he can give good reasons for it: no man is to be debarred from the right of canvassing freely, and comparing with the Bible, and with sound reason, all that the minister of the gospel advances. No minister who has just views of his office, and a proper acquaintance with the truth, and confidence in it, would desire to prohibit the people from the most full and free examination of all that he utters. It may be added, that the Scripture everywhere encourages the most full and free examination of all doctrines that are advanced; and that true religion advances just in proportion as this spirit of candid, and earnest, and prayerful examination prevails among a people; see the note at Acts 17:11; compare 1 Thessalonians 5:21.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 29. Let the prophets — Those who have the gift of speaking to men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort; 1 Corinthians 14:3.
Two or three — As prophesying implied psalmody, teaching, and exhortation, Dr. Lightfoot thinks that the meaning of the place is this: Let one sing who has a psalm; let another teach who has a doctrine; and let a third exhort, or comfort, who has a gift of that kind.
And let the other judge. — The other prophets, or qualified persons, judge of the propriety of what had been spoken; or let them discern, διακριντωσαν, how the revelation under the new covenant confirmed and illustrated the revelation granted under the Old Testament. It appears to have been taken for granted, that a man might pretend to this spirit of prophecy who was not sent of God; and therefore it was the duty of the accredited teachers to examine whether what he spoke was according to truth, and the analogy of faith. For the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets; every man's gift was to be judged of by those whose age, experience, and wisdom, gave them a right to decide. Besides, though the person who did speak might do it from an impulse of God, yet, if he was not sufficiently known, his testimony ought to be received with caution; and therefore the aged prophets should judge of his gift, lest false doctrines should slide into the Church.
But all these provisions, as Schoettgen justly observes, were in imitation of the practice in the Jewish synagogues; for there it was customary for them to object, interrogate, judge, refute, &c.
