Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 14:20

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20. Brethren —an appellation calculated to conciliate their favorable reception of his exhortation. children in understanding —as preference of gifts abused to nonedification would make you (compare 1 Corinthians 3:1 ; Matthew 10:16 ; Romans 16:19 ; Ephesians 4:14 ). The Greek for "understanding" expresses the will of one's spirit, Romans 8:6 (it is not found elsewhere); as the "heart" is the will of the "soul." The same Greek is used for "minded" in Romans 8:6 . men —full-grown. Be childlike, not childish. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-21" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1co-14-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/1co-14-20

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological