1 Corinthians 14:13
And let him that speaketh in a tongue, pray that he may interpret.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
In Context
14For if I should pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is without fruits.
Cross References
John 14:13And what ye shall ask in my name, I will do for you; that the Father may be glorified in his Son.
Acts 4:29And also now, Lord, behold and see their menaces: and grant to thy servants, that they may proclaim thy word boldly,
1 Corinthians 12:10and to another, miracles: and to another, prophecy: and to another, the discerning of spirits: and to another, divers kinds of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 14:27And if any speak in a tongue, let two speak or at most, three; and let them speak one by one; and let some 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 →