1Cor 14:20 | JFB | STEP | 20. Brethren-- an appellation calculated to conciliate their favorable reception of his exhortation. children in understanding-- as preference of gifts abused to nonedification would make you (compare ; ; ; ). The Greek for "understanding" expresses the will of one's spirit, (it is not found elsewhere); as the "heart" is the will of the "soul." The same Greek is used for "minded" in . men-- full-grown. Be childlike, not childish.

‏ 1 Corinthians 14:20

20. Brethren--an appellation calculated to conciliate their favorable reception of his exhortation.

children in understanding--as preference of gifts abused to nonedification would make you (compare 1Co 3:1; Mt 10:16; Ro 16:19; Ep 4:14). The Greek for "understanding" expresses the will of one's spirit, Ro 8:6 (it is not found elsewhere); as the "heart" is the will of the "soul." The same Greek is used for "minded" in Ro 8:6.

men--full-grown. Be childlike, not childish.