29Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
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To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
Quench not the Spirit. …
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. …
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 26-33)In this passage the apostle reproves them for their disorder, and endeavours to correct and regulate their conduct for the future. I. He blames them for the confusion they introduced into the assembly, by ostentation of their gifts (1 Cor. 14:26): When you come together every one hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue , etc.; that is, “You are apt to confound the several parts of worship; an…
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