1 Corinthians 14:9
“So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So likewise you, unless ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood,.... This is an accommodation of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
So likewise ye ... - To apply the case. If you use a foreign language, how shall it be known what is said, or of what…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Likewise ye - If ye do not speak in the Church so as to be understood, your labor is useless; ye shall speak into the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 14:6-14
In this paragraph he goes on to show how vain a thing the ostentation of speaking unknown and unintelligible language…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
words easy to be understood Literally, a well marked discourse, language which has a clearly discernible meaning.