SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:29
Asimismo, los profetas hablen dos o tres, y los dems juzguen.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 14:29
Verse 29. Let the prophets] Those who have the gift of speaking to men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort; 1 Corinthians xiv. 3. Two or three] As prophesying implied psalmody, teaching, and exhortation, Dr. Lightfoot thinks that the meaning of the place is this: Let one sing who has a psalm; let another teach who has a doctrine; and let a third exhort, or comfort, who has a gift of that kind.
And let the other judge.] The other prophets, or qualified persons, judge of the propriety of what had been spoken; or let them discern, diakrintwsan, how the revelation under the new covenant confirmed and illustrated the revelation granted under the Old Testament. It appears to have been taken for granted, that a man might pretend to this spirit of prophecy who was not sent of God; and therefore it was the duty of the accredited teachers to examine whether what he spoke was according to truth, and the analogy of faith. For the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets; every man's gift was to be judged of by those whose age, experience, and wisdom, gave them a right to decide. Besides, though the person who did speak might do it from an impulse of God, yet, if he was not sufficiently known, his testimony ought to be received with caution; and therefore the aged prophets should judge of his gift, lest false doctrines should slide into the Church.
But all these provisions, as Schoettgen justly observes, were in imitation of the practice in the Jewish synagogues; for there it was customary for them to object, interrogate, judge, refute, &c.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 29. Let the prophets speak, two or three , etc.] The apostle having finished the rules for streaking with an unknown tongue, proceeds to lay down some for the gift of prophesying; and observes, that where there are a number of prophets, as very likely there were in the church at Corinth, two or three of them might prophesy, or explain the prophecies of the Old Testament, or preach the Gospel at one opportunity or meeting: he does not use that restrictive clause, at most, as before, because if there was any necessity or occasion for it, more might be employed, so that care was taken not to burden the people, and send them away loathing; and this they were to do, as before, in course, one after another, otherwise it would be all confusion, nor could they be heard to edification. Though some have thought that they might speak together at one and the same time, in different parts of the church: and let the other judge : the other prophets that sit and hear, and all such as have a spirit of discerning, whether what the prophets say comes from their own spirits, or from a lying spirit, from the spirit of antichrist, or whether from the Spirit of God; and even the body of the people, private members of the church, and hearers, might judge of the doctrine for themselves, according to the word of God, the standard of faith and practice; and were not to believe every spirit, but try them, whether they were of God, and their doctrines by his word, whether they were true or false; for the spiritual man is in a measure capable of judging all things of a spiritual kind, through that spiritual experience he has of the word of God, and divine things, and by the assistance of the Spirit of God.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 thre 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 observ order and decency in delivering his revelations. God never teaches me to neglect their duties, or to act in any way unbecoming their age of station.
Greek Textus Receptus
προφηται 4396 N-NPM δε 1161 CONJ δυο 1417 A-NUI η 2228 PRT τρεις 5140 A-NPM λαλειτωσαν 2980 5720 V-PAM-3P και 2532 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM αλλοι 243 A-NPM διακρινετωσαν 1252 5720 V-PAM-3P
Vincent's NT Word Studies
29. Judge. See on ch. xi. 29. Referring to the gift of the discernment of spirits. See on ch. xii. 10.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
14:29 {By two or three} (duo e treis). No kata here as in verse #27. Let two or three prophets speak. {Let the others discern} (hoi alloi diakrinetwsan). Whether what is said is really of the Spirit. Cf. #12:10 diakriseis pneumatwn.
