1 Corinthians 14:17

17 nam tu quidem bene gratias agis sed alter non aedificatur

1 Corinthians 14:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 14:17

For thou verily givest thanks well
In very proper words, and pertinent expressions, with great affection and devotion, suitable to the service;

but the other is not edified;
the rest of the people, who do not understand the language in which thanks are given; "thy friend", as the Syriac version reads it; or thy next neighbour, he that stands by thee, receives no manner of profit by it, because he does not understand what is said.

1 Corinthians 14:17 In-Context

15 quid ergo est orabo spiritu orabo et mente psallam spiritu psallam et mente
16 ceterum si benedixeris spiritu qui supplet locum idiotae quomodo dicet amen super tuam benedictionem quoniam quid dicas nescit
17 nam tu quidem bene gratias agis sed alter non aedificatur
18 gratias ago Deo quod omnium vestrum lingua loquor
19 sed in ecclesia volo quinque verba sensu meo loqui ut et alios instruam quam decem milia verborum in lingua
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