1 Corinthians 14:13
Wherefore let him, that speaketh in an unknown tongue, pray that he may interpret.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 indeed prayeth, but my meaning is fruitless.
Cross References
John 14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, I will do it: that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Acts 4:29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings; and give unto thy servants to speak thy word with all freedom, while Thou art stretching forth thy hand to heal,
1 Corinthians 12:10to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discerning of spirits; to another various kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
1 Corinthians 14:27And if any one speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at most by three, and that by turns; and let 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 →