1 Corinthians 14:17
For thou blessest well, but thy neighbour is not edified.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
In Context
18I praise Aloha that more than all of you I speak with tongues;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:6And now, my brethren, if I come to you and speak with you in tongues, what do I profit you, unless I speak with you, or by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecy, or by doctrine?
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 →