Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 14:18-19
1 Corinthians 14:18-19. I thank my God, &c. As if he had said, I do not speak thus of foreign languages because I myself am deficient in them, for I must say, to the glory of that Being from whom all my gifts and talents are derived, I speak with tongues more than you all More than the whole society taken together. “The apostle had this great variety of languages given him by inspiration, that he might be able immediately to preach the gospel to all nations, without spending time in... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 14:19
Yet in the church - In the Christian assembly. The word “church” does not refer to the “edifice” where Christians worshipped, but to the organized body of Christians.I had rather ... - It is probable that in the Christian assembly, usually, there were few who understood foreign languages. Paul, therefore, would not speak in a foreign language when its only use would be mere display.With my understanding - So as to be intelligible to others; so that I might understand it, and so that at the same... read more