1 Corinthians 14:31
For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
In Context
30But if a revelation is given to another who is seated near, let the first be quiet.
32And the spirits of the prophets are controlled by the prophets;
Cross References
Proverbs 1:5(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
Romans 1:12That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.
1 Corinthians 14:19But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.
2 Corinthians 1:4Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Ephesians 4:11And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
1 Thessalonians 4:18So then, give comfort to one another with these words.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 14:27-34
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. 29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let… Read the whole commentary →