1 Corinthians 14:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

For thou verily givest thanks well. — It is here implied that speaking in a tongue was, as regards an individual, an acceptable mode of worship, and it is the public use of it that all throughout this passage the Apostle is dealing with.

1 Corinthians 14:17

17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.