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1 Corinthians 14:7

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Corinthians 14:7

Verse 7 of 40

Scripture focus

And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

1 Corinthians 14:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:7

Theological / Devotional

Pipe. Gr. aulos, in the LXX the equivalent of the Heb. chalil, for a description of which see Vol. III, pp. 38, 39. The NT aulos was probably a simple flute.

Harp. Gr. kithara, a “lute” or “zither.”

Distinction. Even lifeless instruments, if they are to speak in the language of music, thereby influencing the emotions of their hearers, must make a distinction in the sounds produced by them. They must be controlled by the accepted laws of tone and rhythm, and the intervals of scale and measure; otherwise the sounds they give out do not produce the desired effect.

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