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1 Corinthians 14:19

Yet in the church - In the Christian assembly. The word "church" does not refer to the "edifice" where Christians worshipped, but to the organized body of Christians.

I had rather ... - It is probable that in the Christian assembly, usually, there were few who understood foreign languages. Paul, therefore, would not speak in a foreign language when its only use would be mere display.

With my understanding - So as to be intelligible to others; so that I might understand it, and so that at the same time others might be benefitted.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 Corinthians 14:19:

1 Corinthians 14:40
1 Thessalonians 5:20

 

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