Paraphrase of I Corinthians 14:15
Continues Paul: “What, then, is to be done? I will pray with my spirit!” See too I Cor. 14:14a. “But I will also pray, using my understanding!” See too I Cor. 14:14b. Especially foreign Christians residing in Corinth, needed to use their ‘understanding’ or their ‘mind.’They in particular needed to be ‘re-mind-ed’ to pray in the language of those listening. Or alternatively, they needed to arrange for what they prayed in their own home language, to be translated immediately into the language of those ‘foreigners’ then listening in.
“I will sing psalms with my spirit!” See too I Cor. 14:14a. “However, I will also sing psalms while using my understanding: or my mind! See I Cor. 14:14b. For especially Christians from elsewhere, residing in Corinth, needed to be ‘re-mind-ed’ to sing the psalms in — or to have their psalm-singing translated into — the language of their ‘foreign’ listeners then listening to them sing.
