1 Corinthians 14:30 And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop.

◄ 1 Corinthians 14:30 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop.

English Standard Version
If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent.

New American Standard Bible
But if a revelation is made to another who is seated, the first one must keep silent.

King James Bible
If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if something has been revealed to another person sitting there, the first prophet should be silent.

International Standard Version
If a revelation is made to another person who is seated, the first person should be silent.

American Standard Version
But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if any thing be revealed to another sitting, let the first hold his peace.

Darby Bible Translation
But if there be a revelation to another sitting there, let the first be silent.

Young's Literal Translation
and if to another sitting anything may be revealed, let the first be silent;

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

14:26-33 Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this view; Let all be done to edifying. As to the speaking in an unknown tongue, if another were present who could interpret, two miraculous gifts might be exercised at once, and thereby the church be edified, and the faith of the hearers confirmed at the same time. As to prophesying, two or three only should speak at one meeting, and this one after the other, not all at once. The man who is inspired by the Spirit of God will observe order and decency in delivering his revelations. God never teaches men to neglect their duties, or to act in any way unbecoming their age or station.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

30. If any thing—Translate, "But if any thing."

another that sitteth by—a hearer.

let the first hold his peace—Let him who heretofore spoke, and who came to the assembly furnished with a previous ordinary (in those times) revelation from God (1Co 14:26), give place to him who at the assembly is moved to prophesy by a sudden revelation from the Spirit.