So Many Kinds of Voices 1 Corinthians 14:10

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “except you utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for you shall speak into the air”, and in chapter fourteen and verse ten of First Corinthians, Paul referred to, “there are...so many kinds of voices in the world”, where we read:

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

The verse begins, “There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, ...”. Paul began with the words, “there are” or “if and whether”, “it may be” or “it hits the mark, reaches, obtains and happens”, “so many kinds” which refers to “of great quantity and so many families and offsprings” “of voices” or “sounds, tones and speeches of language or tongues” “in the world” which means “the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages and pleasures”. Paul noted the “multitude” of different “voices” that are within the “earth”.

The verse continues, “... and none of them is without signification.” Paul continued with the words, “and none of them” or “not one single or sole one of them” “is without” which means “does not have” “signification” or “a voice or a faculty of speech”. Paul shared how “none” of the “voices” within the “earth” are without “a special faculty of speech”.

When we consider these words from Paul, he recognized the multitude of “voices” or “languages” which are in “the world”, and each of these “languages” have a specific tone or inflection that is known by those who know the “language”. Like the “trumpet” that makes “distinct” sounds, “voices” throughout the world are specific as well. Jesus Christ desires for the church to be “edified” by the “spiritual gift of tongues”, however, this “gift” must be employed in a way that is according to the manner of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord Jesus through the Holy Spirit teach us concerning “the voices” that are pleasing to Him.

Next time Paul tells the church members what happens, “if I know not the meaning of the voice”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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