Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 13:1

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1. tongues —from these he ascends to "prophecy" ( :- ); then, to "faith"; then to benevolent and self-sacrificing deeds: a climax. He does not except even himself, and so passes from addressing them ("unto you," :- ) to putting the case in his own person, "Though I," c. speak with the tongues —with the eloquence which was so much admired at Corinth (for example, Apollos, Acts 18:24 compare 1 Corinthians 1:12 ; 1 Corinthians 3:21 ; 1 Corinthians 3:22 ), and with the command of various languages, which some at Corinth abused to purposes of mere ostentation ( 1 Corinthians 14:2 , &c.). of angels —higher than men, and therefore, it is to be supposed, speaking a more exalted language. charity —the principle of the ordinary and more important gifts of the Spirit, as contrasted with the extraordinary gifts ( 1 Corinthians 14:2- : ). sounding . . . tinkling — sound without soul or feeling: such are "tongues" without charity. cymbal —Two kinds are noticed ( Psalms 150:5 ), the loud or clear, and the high-sounding one: hand cymbals and finger cymbals, or castanets. The sound is sharp and piercing. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"

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