A companion Bible study from Vince Baker Ministries
Why does Paul call for interpretation when tongues are spoken in church?
Interpretation allows people who hear to understand and participate so that the gathering is built up.
Read the passage in context
- 1 Corinthians 14:13–28 · KJV
Wigglesworth works through Paul’s distinction between praying in a tongue and addressing a congregation, with attention to interpretation.
From the passage to daily life
Read verses 15–17 alongside verses 26–28. Paul values prayer in the Spirit and asks how the person hearing can say Amen when they do not understand.
Discussion and reflection
- Why does Paul call for interpretation when tongues are spoken in church?
Interpretation allows people who hear to understand and participate so that the gathering is built up.
- What should happen if there is no interpreter?
Paul instructs the speaker to keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.
Put the study into practice
Read the passage and identify which instructions apply specifically to a gathered congregation.
Historical source · Ever Increasing Faith (1924), chapter 18, pp. 151–160 · Open the original scan
