SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:25
porque lo oculto de su corazn se hace manifiesto; y así, postrndose sobre el rostro, adorar a Dios, declarando que verdaderamente Dios est en vosotros.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 14:25
Verse 25. And thus are the secrets of his heart] As these, who were the prophets or teachers, had often the discernment of spirits, they were able in certain cases, and probably very frequently, to tell a man the secrets of his own heart; and, where this was not directly the case, God often led his ministers to speak those things that were suitable to the case before them, though they themselves had no particular design. The sinner, therefore, convinced that God alone could uncover the secrets of his heart, would be often obliged to fall down on his face, abashed and confounded, and acknowledge that God was truly among them. This seems to be the plain meaning of the passages before us.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 25. And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest , etc.] Not to the prophets, or preachers, or to the rest of the congregation, but to himself; the word preached being in the hands, and trader the influence, direction, and application of the Spirit of God, a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart; showing the plague and naughtiness of it, discovering the lusts that are in it, detecting the errors of the mind, and filling the conscience with a sense of guilt, and a consciousness of deserved punishment; so that the person looks upon himself as particularly spoken to, and as if the person speaking had knowledge of all that was within him, and adapted his discourse on purpose to him, and delivered it for his sake alone; concluding, that there is, and must be, something more than human in it: and so falling down on his face : either publicly before the whole congregation; or when retired, as one ashamed of his sins and errors, and not able to look either God, or good men, in the face; and being in an adoration posture; or however, being truly humbled before God under a sense of his iniquities, he will worship God ; pray unto him, and earnestly entreat he would be merciful to him a sinner, and blot out all his transgressions, and forgive him all his sins; and will ever after acknowledge him to be the true God, embrace his Gospel, submit to his ordinances, and attend his service: and report : or declare, freely and openly to the church, to all men, to the world, and to his company from whence he came, and to whom he belonged, that God is in you of a truth : that the Spirit of God, who is truly God, and searches the deep things of God, and reveals them, and the deep things of men, and makes them manifest, is in the prophets and preachers, otherwise they would never be able to make manifest the secrets of the heart as they do; and that the presence of God is in the church, and the power of God goes along with the ministration of the word: hereby, now many valuable ends are answered, a sinner is converted, God is worshipped and glorified, credit is brought to religion, the church of Christ is spoken well of, and prophets or preachers are honoured; wherefore prophesying, seeing it is both for the edification of believers, and conversion of sinners, ought to be desired, and made use of before speaking with tongues.
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
και 2532 CONJ ουτως 3779 ADV τα 3588 T-NPN κρυπτα 2927 A-NPN της 3588 T-GSF καρδιας 2588 N-GSF αυτου 846 P-GSM φανερα 5318 A-NPN γινεται 1096 5736 V-PNI-3S και 2532 CONJ ουτως 3779 ADV πεσων 4098 5631 V-2AAP-NSM επι 1909 PREP προσωπον 4383 N-ASN προσκυνησει 4352 5692 V-FAI-3S τω 3588 T-DSM θεω 2316 N-DSM απαγγελλων 518 5723 V-PAP-NSM οτι 3754 CONJ ο 3588 T-NSM θεος 2316 N-NSM οντως 3689 ADV εν 1722 PREP υμιν 5213 P-2DP εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S
Robertson's NT Word Studies
14:25 {That God is among you indeed} (hoti ontws en humin estin). Recitative hoti and direct quotation from #Isa 45:15 (Hebrew rather than the LXX). "Really (ontws #Lu 24:34) God is in you."
