SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:17
Porque t, a la verdad, bien haces accin de gracias; mas el otro no es edificado.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 14:17
Verse 17. Thou verily givest thanks well] Because he felt gratitude, and, from a sense of his obligation, gave praise to God; but because this was in an unknown tongue, those who heard him received no edification.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 17. For thou verily givest thanks well , etc.] 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.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-25 - There can be no assent to prayers that are not understood. A trul Christian minister will seek much more to do spiritual good to men' souls, than to get the greatest applause to himself. This is provin himself the servant of Christ. Children are apt to be struck with novelty; but do not act like them. Christians should be like children void of guile and malice; yet they should not be unskilful as to the word of righteousness, but only as to the arts of mischief. It is proof that a people are forsaken of God, when he gives them up to the rule of those who teach them to worship in another language. They can never be benefitted by such teaching. Yet thus the preachers did wh delivered their instructions in an unknown tongue. Would it not make Christianity ridiculous to a heathen, to hear the ministers pray of preach in a language which neither he nor the assembly understood? But if those who minister, plainly interpret Scripture, or preach the grea truths and rules of the gospel, a heathen or unlearned person migh become a convert to Christianity. His conscience might be touched, the secrets of his heart might be revealed to him, and so he might be brought to confess his guilt, and to own that God was present in the assembly. Scripture truth, plainly and duly taught, has a wonderfu power to awaken the conscience and touch the heart.
Greek Textus Receptus
συ 4771 P-2NS μεν 3303 PRT γαρ 1063 CONJ καλως 2573 ADV ευχαριστεις 2168 5719 V-PAI-2S αλλ 235 CONJ ο 3588 T-NSM ετερος 2087 A-NSM ουκ 3756 PRT-N οικοδομειται 3618 5743 V-PPI-3S
