<p>14:23- see on 1 Cor. 1:2.</p><p><i>If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues- </i>The Greek suggests they assembled together &quot;in one place&quot; (AV). I suggested on chapter 1 that the church in Corinth was comprised of house churches, who at times gathered together in one place for the breaking of bread.</p><p><i>And there come in- </i>The missionary drive of Paul was such that he saw in every outsider a potential insider, rather than merely a person to be separate from. Thus 1 Cor. 14:23 implies that the early ecclesial meetings were open for passers by to casually attend; indeed, the breaking of bread seems to have been used as a means of public witness &ldquo;to shew proclaim / preach the Lord&rsquo;s death&rdquo; and His coming again.</p><p><i>Unlearned or unbelieving people, will they not say that you are mad?- </i>The &quot;unlearned&quot; may refer to those not fully instructed in the Lord's way; unbelievers would be those with no faith at all. If they saw a group of people babbling away, they would indeed think they were mad, and that comment is made upon Pentecostal meetings where just the same happens.</p>