1 CORINTHIANS 14:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:”
But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convinced of sin and are brought under judgment by all — the opposite: prophecy can penetrate the outsider's conscience. The mysteries of the heart are exposed (gnórizontai), and conviction follows. Prophetic utterance authenticates itself through moral power.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 14:24
“In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord.” Yet surely it is no where written in the Law, but as I said before, he calls always the whole of the Old Testament, the Law: both the prophets and the historical books. And he brings forward his testimony from Esaias the prophet, again covertly detracting from the glory of the gift, for their profit;…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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