3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
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Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)The apostle, in the foregoing chapter, had himself preferred, and advised the Corinthians to prefer, Christian charity to all spiritual gifts. Here he teaches them, among spiritual gifts, which they should prefer, and by what rules they should make comparison. He begins the chapter, I. With an exhortation to charity (1 Cor. 14:1): Follow after charity , pursue it. The original, diokete , when spok…
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