31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
31 For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.
31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged,
31 Then each speaker gets a chance to say something special from God, and you all learn from each other.
31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged.
31 In this way, all who prophesy will have a turn to speak, one after the other, so that everyone will learn and be encouraged.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:31
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:26-33
(Read 1 Corinthians 14:26-33)
Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this view; Let all be done to edifying. As to the speaking in an unknown tongue, if another were present who could interpret, two miraculous gifts might be exercised at once, and thereby the church be edified, and the faith of the hearers confirmed at the same time. As to prophesying, two or three only should speak at one meeting, and this one after the other, not all at once. The man who is inspired by the Spirit of God will observe order and decency in delivering his revelations. God never teaches men to neglect their duties, or to act in any way unbecoming their age or station.