Paul declares prophecies more important than speaking in tongues if there is no one there to interpret the tongues. The purpose of speaking in tongues and having an interpreter is so that the church can be built up, meaning expanded or increased. If one speaks in tongues and no one is there to interpret then Paul says outsiders would come in and think it is foolish for someone to be speaking what sounds like nonsense. Paul would love for the entire church to be able to speak in tongues but without interpretation, there is no point. In verse 19, Paul says that he would rather speaks 5 words of his mind than speak 10,000 words in tongues and have no interpreter.
Paul provides order for the spiritual gifts. He says it should only be 2 or 3, yet only allowing one at a time. In regard to order, it is understood that there were women who would speak out during the services and ask for explanation of things sitting apart from their husbands (as was custom) and disturbing the spiritual gifts. Paul says that they should wait until they got home to ask these questions and not in the middle of someone delivering a message. This section of text is often taken out of context and made to sound misogynistic, when in deed it was intended to create order not feed into disorder as the Corinthian Church was in (1 Corinthians 14:40).
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