Again the Apostle sums up his directions in two simple rules: 1. Let all things be done unto edifying; that is, to building up individual character, and to fitting each member as a brick or stone into the rising fabric of the Church. Hence the stress laid on prophesying or speaking under the impulse of God's Spirit. All who had that gift should certainly have a chance to use it, because the whole Church would be thereby profited and enriched. 2. Let all things be done decently and in order: decently, so as not to interrupt the dignity and gravity of the services; in order, not by hazard or impulse, but by design and arrangement.
The Apostle's ideal is that of the calm and simple majesty which should mark all solemn assemblies, as distinct from fanatical and frenzied excitement. Hence he discountenances the disuse of the Eastern veil (the badge of modesty), the speaking of women in public, and the interruption of speakers by each other. That the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets is a truth of universal application. It condemns every impulse of a religious character which is not under the intelligent control of those who display it. [source]
Chapter Summary: 1 Corinthians 14
1Prophecy is commended, 2and preferred before speaking in tongues, 6by a comparison drawn from musical instruments 12Both must be referred to edification, 22as to their true and proper end 26The true use of each is taught, 27and the abuse rebuked 34Women in the churches
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for 1 Corinthians 14:31
Romans 12:5And severally [το δε κατ εις] A difficult late idiom where the preposition κατ kath' So εις κατ εις heis kath' heis (Mark 14:19) and in Modern Greek κατεις katheis as a distributive pronoun. But we have κατ ενα kath' hena in 1 Corinthians 14:31. The use of the neuter article here το to with κατ εις kath' heis is probably the accusative of general reference, “as to each one.” [source]
1 Timothy 5:13They learn [μανθάνουσιν] To be taken absolutely, as 1 Corinthians 14:31; 2 Timothy 3:7. They go about under the influence of an insatiable curiosity, and meet those who “creep into houses and take captive silly women” (2 Timothy 3:7), and learn all manner of nonsense and error. [source]
What do the individual words in 1 Corinthians 14:31 mean?
You are ablefor[one] byoneallto prophesyso thatmay learnandmay be exhorted
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 2nd Person Plural
Root: δύναμαι
Sense: to be able, have power whether by virtue of one’s own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom.
Greek Commentary for 1 Corinthians 14:31
Regular idiom. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for 1 Corinthians 14:31
A difficult late idiom where the preposition κατ kath' So εις κατ εις heis kath' heis (Mark 14:19) and in Modern Greek κατεις katheis as a distributive pronoun. But we have κατ ενα kath' hena in 1 Corinthians 14:31. The use of the neuter article here το to with κατ εις kath' heis is probably the accusative of general reference, “as to each one.” [source]
To be taken absolutely, as 1 Corinthians 14:31; 2 Timothy 3:7. They go about under the influence of an insatiable curiosity, and meet those who “creep into houses and take captive silly women” (2 Timothy 3:7), and learn all manner of nonsense and error. [source]