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1 Corinthians 14:2-28

2ForhethatspeakethinatongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100speakethnotuntomenG444,butuntoGodθεῷ·theōG2316;fornomanG444understandeth;butinthespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151hespeakethmysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466.

3Buthethatprophesieth speaketh untomenG444edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,andexhortationG3874,andconsolation.

4HethatspeakethinatongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiethhimself;buthethatprophesieth edifieththechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.

5NowG1161IwouldG2309haveyouallspeakG2980withtonguesG1100,butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatyeshouldprophesyG4395:andgreaterG3173ishethatprophesieththanhethatspeakethwithtonguesG1100,exceptheinterpretδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,thatthechurchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577mayreceiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifying.

6ButnowG1161,brethren,ifIcomeἔλθωelthōG2064untoyouspeakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980withtonguesG1100,whatshallIprofitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623you,unlessIspeakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980toyoueitherbywayofrevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602,orofknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,orofprophesying,orofteachingδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?

7Eventhingswithoutlife,givingG1325avoiceG5456,whetherpipeorharpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,iftheygiveG1325notadistinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293inthesoundsφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,howπῶςpōsG4459shallitbeknownG1097whatispipedorharped?

8ForifthetrumpetσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536giveδῷ,dōG1325anuncertainvoiceG5456,whoshallpreparehimselfforwarG4171?

9SoalsoκαὶkaiG2532ye,unlessyeutterbythetongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100speechλόγονlogonG3056easytobeἔσεσθεesestheG1510understoodG1097,howπῶςpōsG4459shallitbeG1510knownG1097whatisG1510spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980?foryewillbeG1510speakingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980intotheairἀέραaeraG109.

10ThereareG1510,itmaybeG1510,somanyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085ofvoicesG5456intheworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,andnokindG1085isG1510withoutsignification.

11IfthenIknownotthemeaningofthevoiceG5456,IshallbeἔσομαιesomaiG1510tohimthatspeakethabarbarian,andhethatspeakethwillbeG1510abarbarianuntome.

12SoG2443alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye,sinceyeareG1510zealousζηλωταίzēlōtaiG2207ofspiritualgifts,seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212thatyemayaboundG4052untotheedifyingofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

13WhereforelethimthatspeakethinatongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100prayπροσευχέσθωproseuchesthōG4336thathemayinterpretδιερμηνεύῃ.diermēneuēG1329.

14ForifIprayG4336inatongueγλώσσῃ,glōssēG1100, myspiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151prayeth,butmyunderstandingG3563isG1510unfruitfulἄκαρπόςakarposG175.

15WhatisG1510itthen?IwillprayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336withthespiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,andIwillprayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336withtheunderstandingG3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532:IwillsingψαλῶpsalōG5567withthespiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,andIwillsingψαλῶpsalōG5567withtheunderstandingG3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

16ElseifthoublessεὐλογῇςeulogēasG2127withthespiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,howπῶςpōsG4459shallhethatfilleththeplaceτόπονtoponG5117oftheunlearnedsayλέγειςlegeisG3004theAmenἀμὴνamēnG281atthygivingofthanks,seeingG1492heknowethnotwhatthou sayest?

17Forthou verily givestthanksεὐχαριστεῖς,eucharisteisG2168wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,buttheotherἕτεροςheterosG2087isnotedifiedG3618.

18IthankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316,Ispeakλαλῶ·lalōG2980withtonguesG1100moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanyouall:

19howbeitinthechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577IhadratherG235speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002wordsλόγουςlogousG3056withmyunderstandingG3563,thatImightinstructG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532,thantenμυρίουςmuriousG3463thousandG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056inatongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.

20Brethren,benotchildrenG3813inmind:yetinmaliceG2549beye babes,butinmindbemen.

21InthelawνόμῳnomōG3551itiswrittenG1125,BymenG3778ofstrangetonguesandbythelipsχείλεσινcheilesinG5491ofstrangerswillIspeakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980untothispeopleλαῷlaōG2992;andnotevenG2532thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779willtheyhearme, saiththeLordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

22WhereforetonguesG1100areG1510forasignσημεῖόνsēmeionG4592,nottothemthatbelieveG4100,buttotheunbelievingἀπίστοις,apistoisG571:butprophesyingisG1510forasignG4592,nottotheunbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571,buttothemthatbelieveG4100.

23IfthereforeοὖνounG3767thewholeὅληholēG3650churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577beassembledtogetherG4905andallspeakλαλῶσινlalōsinG2980withtonguesG1100,andtherecomeεἰσέλθωσινeiselthōsinG1525inmenunlearnedorunbelievingG571,willtheynotsayG3004thatyearemad?

24Butifallprophesyπροφητεύωσιν,prophēteuōsinG4395,andtherecomeεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525inoneG5100unbelievingG571orunlearned,heisreprovedbyall,heisjudgedbyall;

25thesecretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927ofhisheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588areG1510mademanifest;andsohewillfallG4098downG4098onhisfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383andworshipπροσκυνήσειproskunēseiG4352GodθεῷtheōG2316,declaringG518thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510amongyouindeed.

26WhatisG1510itthenοὖνounG3767,brethren?WhenὅτανhotanG3752yecomeG1096togetherσυνέρχησθε,sunerchēstheG4905,eachoneG1538hathapsalmψαλμὸνpsalmonG5568, hathateachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322, hatharevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602, hathatongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100, hathaninterpretationἑρμηνείανhermēneianG2058.LetallthingsπάνταpantaG3956beG1510doneuntoedifying.

27IfanymanspeakethinatongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100,letitbebytwoδύοduoG1417,oratthemostthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140,andthatinturn;andletoneεἷςheisG1520interpretδιερμηνευέτω·diermēneuetōG1329:

28butiftherebeᾖēG1510nointerpreter,lethimkeepsilenceinthechurchἐκκλησίᾳ,ekklēsiaG1577;andlethimspeakλαλείτωlaleitōG2980tohimself,andtoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

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