1 Corinthians 14:16
Else if thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that holdeth the place of the unlearned say, Amen, to thy blessing ? because he knoweth not what thou sayest.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
17For thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:15Cursed be the man that maketh a graven and molten thing, the abomination of the Lord, the work of the hands of artificers, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say: Amen.
1 Chronicles 16:36Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity: and let all the people say Amen, and a hymn to God.
Nehemiah 8:6And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground.
Psalms 72:19And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.
Psalms 106:48Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say: So be it, so be it.
Jeremiah 11:5That I may accomplish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said: Amen, O Lord.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 14:16-21
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. 18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: 19 Yet in… Read the whole commentary →