1 Corinthians 14:29 - Exposition

Two or three. If more than two or three preached, the congregation would get weary. Let the other judge; rather, let the rest discriminate the value of what is said. "Prophesyings" are not to be despised, but we are only to hold fast what is good ( 1 Thessalonians 5:20 , 1 Thessalonians 5:21 ), and we are "to try the spirits" ( 1 John 4:1 ). St. Paul is not encouraging the Corinthians to the consoriousness of conceited and incompetent criticism, but only putting them on their guard against implicit acceptance of all they hear; which was a very necessary caution at a place where so many teachers sprang up.