1st Corinthians Chapter 14 verse 24 Holy Bible
But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all;
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But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;
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But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or simple [person] come in, he is convicted of all, he is judged of all;
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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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But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
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and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 24. - All prophesy. If one after another speak the word of spiritual exhortation. He is convinced of all, he is judged of all; literally, he is being convicted by all, he is being examined by all; in other words, each address is calculated to awaken conviction in him and to search his heart. Thus the address of St. Peter pierced the consciences of his hearers, when the glossolaly even of Pentecost produced no effect beyond that of irreverent wonder (Acts 2:37). It is easy to see that the style and method of worship in the assemblies of Christians at this early epoch resembled that now prevalent among Quakers. The teaching was not left to recognized pastors, but any Christian might speak who had gifts which moved him to address his brethren. The externals of worship are of no eternal signifiance, but are best left to be moulded by the requirements of time and place, with reference to the teachings of past experience. No doubt St. Paul's depreciation of glossolaly led to its rapid disappearance when it had done its work of being "a sign to unbelievers." But if ancient modes of worship were too independent of rigid conditions, modern modes are, on the other hand, too stereotyped and inelastic.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) But if all prophesy.--There is no danger of exaggeration regarding this gift. Each one uttering prophecy, telling forth the gospel truth, and revealing the mind of God, will have a message that will be useful to the unbeliever. As one after another they utter the words of divine truth, they each send something that pierces into his soul. By all of them he is convicted in his own conscience of some sin. He is condemned in his own eyes, a searching light is turned upon his heart. The secrets of his heart are made manifest, and he makes terrible discoveries of his guilt (Hebrews 4:12-13).
