1 Corinthians 14:13
And let him who speaketh with tongues pray that he may interpret.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
In Context
14For if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my mind is without fruit.
Cross References
John 14:13And whatsoever you shall ask in my name, I will do for you, that the Father may be glorified in his Son.
Acts 4:29And now also, Lord, behold and see their threatenings, and give unto thy servants with boldness to preach thy word,
1 Corinthians 12:10but to another, powers; to another, prophecy; to another, the discernment of spirits; but to another, kinds of tongues; and to another, the interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 14:27And if with a tongue any one speak, two shall speak, or at most three, and each shall (separately) speak, and one interpret.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 14:7-15
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? 7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? 9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words… Read the whole commentary →