30 And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop.
30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
30 If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent.
30 Take your turn, no one person taking over.
30 But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent.
30 But if someone is prophesying and another person receives a revelation from the Lord, the one who is speaking must stop.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:30
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.