Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
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Ambrosiaster
AD 400
It is a great gift to be able to speak in different languages. To speak with the tongues of angels is even greater. But in order to show that none of this can be ascribed to merit and that every tongue is subject to the glory of God, Paul adds that a man without love is like a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Balaam’s ass spoke a human language in order to demonstrate the majesty of God, and children sang the praises of Christ in order to confound the Jews. In fact the Savior went further and declared that even stones could cry out if necessary. Commentary on Paul’s Epistles.
