1 CORINTHIANS 14:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?”
If you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in an awkward position, say 'Amen' to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying? — the outsider (idiótês: unlearned, layperson) cannot ratify uninterpreted ecstatic speech. The congregation's corporate 'Amen' (affirmation) requires comprehension. This is not elitism but functional necessity for communal worship.
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