哥林多前书 14:4

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

那說方言的是造就自己，但那講道的是造就教會。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
说 方 言 的 ， 是 造 就 自 己 ； 作 先 知 讲 道 的 ， 乃 是 造 就 教 会 。

Contextual Overview

¹ You should seek after love, and you should truly want to have the spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. ² I will explain why. Those who have the gift of speaking in different languages are not speaking to people; they are speaking to God. No one understands them; they are speaking secret things through the Spirit. ³ But those who prophesy are speaking to people to give them strength, encouragement, and comfort. ⁴ The ones who speak in different languages are helping only themselves, but those who prophesy are helping the whole church. ⁵ I wish all of you had the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages, but more, I wish you would prophesy. Those who prophesy are greater than those who can only speak in different languages—unless someone is there who can explain what is said so that the whole church can be helped.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

edifieth himself: 1 Corinthians 14:14

edifieth the: 1 Corinthians 14:3, 1 Corinthians 14:18, 1 Corinthians 14:19

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:7 - a prophet Acts 9:31 - were edified 1 Corinthians 14:12 - seek 1 Corinthians 14:17 - but 1 Corinthians 14:26 - Let Ephesians 4:12 - the edifying

Cross-References

Ezekiel 17:15
But the king of Judah turned against the king of Babylon by sending his messengers to Egypt and asking them for horses and many soldiers. Will the king of Judah succeed? Will the one who does such things escape? He cannot break the agreement and escape.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He that speaketh its an unknown tongue,.... Be it the Hebrew language, or any other; some copies, and the Ethiopic version, read, "with tongues":

edifieth himself; his heart may be warmed, his affections raised, his devotion kept up, and he be in a very spiritual and comfortable frame, knowing and understanding what he himself says:

but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church: which is the great end of the Gospel ministry, which is for the edifying the body of the church: wherefore that which tends to the edification of more, even the whole church, must be preferable to that, which at most can only edify one, and that the speaker himself.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Edifieth himself - That is, the truths which are communicated to him by the Spirit, and which he utters in an unknown language, may be valuable, and may be the means of strengthening his faith, and building him up in the hopes of the gospel, but they can he of no use to others. His own holy affections might be excited by the truths which he would deliver, and the consciousness of possessing miraculous powers might excite his gratitude. And yet, as Doddridge has well remarked, there might be danger that a man might be injured by this gift when exercised in this ostentatious manner.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 14:4. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue — In the Hebrew for instance, the knowledge of the depth and power of which he has got by a Divine revelation, edifieth himself by that knowledge.

But he that prophesieth — Has the gift of preaching.

Edifieth the Church. — Speaketh unto men to edification, exhortation, and comfort, 1 Corinthians 14:3.