1 Corinthians 14:2
For he that speaketh with toges speaketh not vnto men but vnto god for no man heareth him how be it in the sprete he speaketh misteries.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
1Labour for love and covet spretuall giftes: and most chefly for to prophesye.
3But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte.
Cross References
Matthew 13:11He answered and sayde vnto them: it is geve vnto you to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of heven but to the it is not geve
Mark 16:17And these signes shall folowe them that beleve: In my name they shall cast oute devyls and shall speake with newe tonges
Acts 10:46For they hearde them speake with tonges and magnify God. Then answered Peter:
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 14:2-6
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. 2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather… Read the whole commentary →