1 Corinthians 14:37
And if any one among you thinketh that he is a prophet, or that he is spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, as being the precepts of our Lord.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
36What! was it from you that the word of God came forth? Or did it reach only to you?
38But if any one be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Cross References
Luke 10:16He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.
1 Corinthians 7:25And concerning virginity, I have no precept from God; but I give counsels as a man who hath obtained mercy from God to be a believer.
1 Corinthians 8:2And if any one thinketh that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet, as he ought to know it.
2 Corinthians 10:7Do ye look on outward appearances? If any one is confident in himself that he is of the Messiah, let him know, from himself, that as he is of the Messiah, so also are we.
2 Corinthians 11:4For if he that cometh to you, had proclaimed to you another Jesus, whom we have not proclaimed; or if ye had received another Spirit, which ye have not received; or another gospel, which ye have not accepted; ye might well have given assent.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 14:37-40
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order. In these verses the apostle closes his argument, 1. With a just rebuke of the… Read the whole commentary →