For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
En effet, celui qui parle en langue ne parle pas aux hommes, mais à Dieu, car personne ne le comprend, et c'est en esprit qu'il dit des mystères.
KJV
For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
t of tongues, man is directed to God, whereas by prophecy he is directed to man; for it is written ( 1 Cor. 14:2,3 ): "He that speaketh in a tongue, speaketh not unto men, but unto God . . . but he that prophesieth, speaketh unto men unto edification." Therefore it would seem tha…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 178 (Migne)
ba exponere magis quam formare, Qui enim loquitur lingua, inquit, non hominibus loquitur, sed Deo (I Cor. XIV, 2) . Nemo enim audit, hoc est intelligit. Quem etiam auditum Dominus requirit, dicens: Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat (Matth. XIII, 9) . Item Apostolus de utilitate…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 183 (Migne)
nim quod in ea tectum est, de Spiritu sancto est. Spiritus autem loquitur mysteria, teste Apostolo (I Cor. XIV, 2) ; sed Israel pro [Col. 1135A] velato mysterio ipsum mysterii velamen tenet. Quare, nisi quia adhuc velamen est positum super cor ejus? Ita quod sonat littera, illi…
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