1 Corinthians 14:13
Therefore let a man who has the gift of tongues pray for the power of interpreting them.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
In Context
14For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is barren.
Cross References
John 14:13And whatever any of you ask in my name, I will do, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Acts 4:29And now, Lord, listen to their threats, and enable Thy servants to proclaim Thy Message with fearless courage,
1 Corinthians 12:10to another the exercise of miraculous powers; to another the gift of prophecy; to another the power of discriminating between prophetic utterances; to another varieties of the gift of `tongues;' to another the interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 14:27If there is speaking in an unknown tongue, only two or at the most three should speak, and they should do so one at a time, and one should 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 →