1 Corinthians 14:37
If any man presumes to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge what I write to you, that they are commandments of Lord.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
36Or did the word of God come forth from you? Or did it come to you only?
38But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Cross References
Numbers 24:3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, and the man whose eye was closed says,
Luke 10:16He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.
1 Corinthians 7:25Now concerning the virgins I have no commandment of Lord, but I give an opinion, as having obtained mercy from Lord to be trustworthy.
1 Corinthians 8:2If any man presumes to know anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.
2 Corinthians 10:7Do ye look at things according to appearance. If any man has convinced himself to be of Christ, let him consider this again of himself, that, as he is of Christ, so also are we of Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:4For indeed if a man who comes, preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or ye receive another spirit that ye did not receive, or another good-news that ye did not accept, ye well tolerated it.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 14:37-40
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order. In these verses the apostle closes his argument, 1. With a just rebuke of the… Read the whole commentary →