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?
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And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-20)The apostle here sums up the argument hitherto, and, I. Directs them how they should sing and pray in public (1 Cor. 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. He does not forbid their praying or singing under a divine afflatus , or when they were inspired for this purpose, or had such a spiritual gift commu…
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