1 Corinthians 14:38

be ignorant. Greek. agnoeu. See 1 Corinthians 10:1.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But if any be ignorant ... - If anyone affects to be ignorant of my authority, or whether I have a right to command. If he affects to doubt wheth...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(17) But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. (17) The church ought not to care for those who are stubbornly ignorant, and will not abide to...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul now lays down the rules. At present at their assemblies all are eager to speak in one way or another. But the edification of the Church is to be...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

38. But if any man be ignorant The old translation reads thus: He that knows not this, will be unknown; (889) but this is a mistake. For...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If any man be ignorant,— By the any man, mentioned in this and the foregoing verse, St. Paul seems particularly to intimate the false apostle, wh...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. If any man be ignorant - willfully; not wishing to recognize my apostolic authority in enjoi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(e) Spiritual Gifts (iii) The Gift of Tongues subordinate to Prophecy The Apostle in this chapter deals with the abuse of the gift of tongues wh...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

But if any man be ignorant. — There are here two readings in the Greek, for each of which there is strong evidence. The passage may run, either, as...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 20 SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND PUBLIC WORSHIP Is the first twenty-five verses of this chapter Paul gives his estimate of the comparative value of...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle now submitted certain gifts to the test of love. Prophesying is desirable because it edifies others. Then as to Tongues. It was a gift th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(23) If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbeli...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But if any man be ignorant ,.... Of "these" words, as the Arabic version adds, and does not know and own them to be the commandments of Christ; thou...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. Ver. 38. But if any man be ignorant, &c. ] If stubbornly ignorant and uncounsellable; let hi...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What! came the word of God out from you? Are ye of Corinth, the first church in the world, by whose example all others should be modelled? Or came...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 12 has shown the placing of every gift in its own place in the body by the Spirit of God. Chapter 13 insists on love as the pervading influen...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

If any one will pretend ignorance in this, he is wilfully ignorant; for my own part, I will concern myself no further about him, but leave myself and...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

'If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What is the subject of this chapter? Does it refer to the constant manner in which worship was conducted in the primitive churches; or does it refer...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Final regulations:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 6:3-5 ; 2 Timothy 4:3 ; 2 Timothy 4:4 ; Hosea 4:17 ; Matthew 15:14 ; Matthew 7:6 ; Revelation 22:11 ; Revelation 22:12
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Let him be ignorant — Be it at his own peril.

³⁸ But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 14:38

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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