1 Corinzi 14:13

13 Perciò, chi parla in altra lingua preghi di poter interpretare;

1 Corinzi 14:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 14:13

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 of interpretation of tongues; for as has been before hinted, these two gifts were distinct; and a man might have the one, and not the other; a man might speak in an unknown tongue, so as to understand himself, what he said, and be edified, and yet not be capable of translating it at once into the common language of the people; and if he could not do this, he would not excel in his gift to the edification of the church; whereas if he could interpret he would, and therefore, above all things, he should pray to the Father of lights, the giver of every good and perfect gift, that he might be furnished with this also.

1 Corinzi 14:13 In-Context

11 Se quindi io non intendo il significato del parlare, sarò un barbaro per chi parla, e chi parla sarà un barbaro per me.

12 Così anche voi, poiché siete bramosi dei doni spirituali, cercate di abbondarne per l’edificazione della chiesa.

13 Perciò, chi parla in altra lingua preghi di poter interpretare;

14 poiché, se prego in altra lingua, ben prega lo spirito mio, ma la mia intelligenza rimane infruttuosa.

15 Che dunque? Io pregherò con lo spirito, ma pregherò anche con l’intelligenza; salmeggerò con lo spirito, ma salmeggerò anche con l’intelligenza.