Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
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Gill's Exposition
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue,.... The Hebrew, or any other, the gift of speaking with which is bestowed upon him:
pray that he may interpret; that he may have also the gift…
Barnes' Notes
Pray that he may interpret - Let him ask of God ability that he may explain it clearly to the church. It would seem probable that the power of speaking foreign languages, and the power of conveying…
Adam Clarke
Pray that he may interpret - Let him who speaks or reads the prophetic declarations in the Old Testament, in that tongue in which they were originally spoken and written, pray to God that he may so…
In this paragraph he goes on to show how vain a thing the ostentation of speaking unknown and unintelligible language must be. It was altogether unedifying and unprofitable (Co1 14:6): If I come to…
Cambridge Bible
pray that he may interpret Cf. 1Co 14:14; 1Co 14:14. This passage may mean (1) pray that he may receive the faculty of interpretation, or (2) pray in such a language as he has the power of…
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