1 Corinthians 14:38
But, if anyone knoweth not, he is unknown!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
In Context
39So, then, my brethren,—be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid, to be speaking with tongues;
Cross References
Matthew 7:6Do not give what is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,—lest once they trample, them, down with their feet, and, turning, tear, you.
1 Timothy 6:3If anyone doth otherwise teach, and doth not adhere to healthful discourses—those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching that is, according to godliness,
Revelation 22:11He that is doing unjustly, let him do unjustly, still, and, he that is filthy, let him be made filthy, still; and, he that is righteous, let him do righteousness, still, and, he that is holy, let him be hallowed, still:—
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 →