1 CORINTHIANS 14:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.”
So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind — the resolution: spiritual authenticity and rational intelligibility must coexist. The dualism (spirit/mind) is not metaphysical division but functional integration—the ideal worshiper is fully engaged, inwardly and outwardly.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 14:15
“What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.” Here he shows that it is in their power to obtain the gift. For, “let him pray,” says he, i.e., “let him contribute his own part,” since if you ask diligently, you will surely receive. Ask accordingly not to have the gift of tongue only, but also of interpretation, that you may become useful unto all, and not…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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