Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
Else, when thou. He changes from the first person, as he had just expressed his own resolve, "I will pray with the understanding" whatever "thou" dost. Bless - the highest kind of prayer.
Occupieth the room of the unlearned, х idiootou (G2399), a private person] - one who, whatever other gifts he possess, as wanting the gift of interpretation, is reduced by the unknown tongue spoken to the position of one unlearned.
Say Amen. Prayer is not a vicarious duty done for us, as in Rome's masses. We must join with the prayers and praises of the congregation, and say aloud our responsive "Amen," as was the usage of the Jewish (Deuteronomy 27:15-26; Nehemiah 8:6) and Christian primitive churches (Justin Martin, 'Apol.,' 2: 97).