1 Corinthians 14:24 BSB

1 Corinthians 14:24

But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,

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ASV

But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all;

KJV

But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on 1 Corinthians (1107)

Do you see how prophecy is more useful, how, by revealing the secrets of the heart, it compels the unbeliever to acknowledge God, to fall down and worship, and to confess: "Truly God is among you"? God did something similar with Nebuchadnezzar as well. For …

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But if all prophecy,.... That is, all that speak publicly in the church, not together, but in their order, one after another, as is hereafter directed: and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned; an unbeliever that has only the knowledge of his mother tongue, in which prophesying or preaching is used: he is convinced of all, he is judged of all; of all the prophets or preachers; they all reprove him, and detect his secret, as the Arabic version renders the words; and to the same purport the Ethiopic.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Religious exercises in Christian assemblies should be such as are fit to edify the faithful, and convince, affect, and convert unbelievers. The ministry was not instituted to make ostentation of gifts and parts, but to save souls.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐὰν	ean	If	G1437 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
προφητεύωσιν,	prophēteuōsin	shall prophesy,	G4395 →
εἰσέλθῃ	eiselthē	shall come in	G1525 →
δέ	de	then	G1161 →
τις	tis	some	G5100 →
ἄπιστος	apistos	unbeliever	G571 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
ἰδιώτης,	idiōtēs	uninstructed,	G2399 →
ἐλέγχεται	elegchetai	he is convicted	G1651 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	by	G5259 →
πάντων,	pantōn	all,	G3956 →
ἀνακρίνεται	anakrinetai	he is examined	G350 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	by	G5259 →
πάντων,	pantōn	all,	G3956 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 2:15
The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
  but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
- Proverbs 28:5
  Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
- Hebrews 5:14
  But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
- 1 John 4:1
  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- 1 Corinthians 14:37
  If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.
Through
Acts 2:37
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
leads to
- Luke 3:10
  The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
- Acts 22:10
  Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
- Acts 16:29–31
  Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

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01Commentary

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 1 Corinthians

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Corinthians