1 Corinthians 14:17
For thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Nam tu quidem bene gratias agis, sed alter non ædificatur.
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- σὺ μὲν γὰρ καλῶς εὐχαριστεῖς, ἀλλʼ ὁ ἕτερος οὐκ οἰκοδομεῖται.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom Homilies on First Corinthians, Homily XXXV
Ver. 17 . “For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.” Observe how again here he brings his stone to the plumb-line, every where seeking the edification of the Church. Now by the “unlearned” he means the laymen, and signifies that he also suffers no little loss when he is unable to say the Amen. And what he saith is this: “if thou shalt bless in a barbarian tongue, not knowing what thou sayest, nor able to interpret, the layman cannot respond the Amen. …