Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 14
2ForγὰρgarG1063he whoὁhoG3588speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100does not speakοὐκ λαλεῖouk laleiG3756G2980to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,butἀλλὰallaG235to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.IndeedγὰρgarG1063,no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762understandsἀκούει,akoueiG191himδὲdeG1161;he uttersλαλεῖlaleiG2980mysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.
5δὲdeG1161I wish thatΘέλωThelōG2309allπάνταςpantasG3956of youὑμᾶςhumasG4771could speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,butδὲdeG1161I would ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123haveἵναinaG2443you prophesyπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395δὲdeG1161.He whoὁhoG3588prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395isgreaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173thanἢēG2228one whoὁhoG3588speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,unlessἐκτὸς εἰ μὴektos ei mēG1622G1487G3361he interpretsδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329so thatἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577may beλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifiedοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.
6NowΝῦνNunG3568δέ,deG1161,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,howτίtiG5101will I benefitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361IλαλήσωlalēsōG2980bringyouὑμῖνhuminG4771ἢēG2228ἐνenG1722somerevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602orἢēG2228ἐνenG1722knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108orἢēG2228ἐνenG1722prophecyπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394orἢēG2228ἐνenG1722teachingδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?
7Even in the case ofὅμωςhomōsG3676G3588lifelessἄψυχαapsuchaG895instrumentsφωνὴν διδόντα,phōnēn didontaG1325G5456,such asεἴτεeiteG1535thefluteαὐλὸςaulosG836orεἴτεeiteG1535harpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,howπῶςpōsG4459will anyone recognizeγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097the tuneαὐλούμενον ἢ κιθαριζόμενον;auloumenon ē kitharizomenonG3588G832G2228G2789they are playingδῷ,dōG1325unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361theG3588notesφθόγγοιςphthongoisG5353are distinctδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293?
9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it isκαὶkaiG2532with youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771.Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you speakδῶτε,dōteG1325intelligibleεὔσημονeusēmonG2154wordsλόγονlogonG3056withδιὰdiaG1223yourτῆςtēsG3588tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100,howπῶςpōsG4459will anyone knowγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097whatτὸtoG3588you are sayingλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980?You will just beἔσεσθε γὰρesesthe garG1063G1510speakingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980intoεἰςeisG1519theairἀέραaeraG109.
11IfἐὰνeanG1437,thenοὖνounG3767,I do not knowμὴmēG3361G1492theτὴνtēnG3588meaningδύναμινdunaminG1411of someone’sτῆςtēsG3588languageφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456,I amἔσομαιesomaiG1510a foreignerβάρβαροςbarbarosG915to theτῷtōG3588speakerλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980,andκαὶkaiG2532he isὁ λαλῶνho lalōnG3588G2980a foreignerβάρβαρος·barbarosG915toἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.
12It is the sameοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779G2532with youὑμεῖς,humeisG4771.SinceἐπεὶepeiG1893you areἐστεesteG1510eager to haveζηλωταίzēlōtaiG2207spiritual giftsπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151,striveπρὸς ζητεῖτεpros zēteiteG2212G4314toἵναinaG2443excelπερισσεύητε.¶perisseuēteG4052in gifts thatτὴνtēnG3588build upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.
15WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall I doἐστιν;estinG1510?I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336withτῷtōG3588myspiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,butδὲdeG1161I will also prayπροσεύξομαι καὶproseuxomai kaiG2532G4336withτῷtōG3588mymindνοΐ·noiG3563.I will singψαλῶpsalōG5567withτῷtōG3588myspiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,butδὲdeG1161I will also singψαλῶ καὶpsalō kaiG2532G5567withτῷtōG3588mymindνοΐ.noiG3563.
16OtherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893,ifἐὰνeanG1437you speak a blessingεὐλογῇςeulogēasG2127inἐνenG1722spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,howπῶςpōsG4459canG3588someonewho is uninstructedἀναπληρῶν τόπον ἰδιώτουanaplērōn topon idiōtouG378G3588G5117G2399sayG2046G3588“AmenἀμὴνamēnG281”toἐπὶepiG1909yourG4674G3588thanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ;eucharistiaG2169,sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he does not knowοὐκoukG1492G3756whatτίtiG5101you are sayingλέγειςlegeisG3004?
19Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722thechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,I would ratherθέλωthelōG2309speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002coherentτῷ νοΐtō noiG1473G3588G3563wordsλόγουςlogousG3056toἵναinaG2443καὶkaiG2532instructκατηχήσω,katēchēsōG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243thanἢēG2228ten thousandμυρίουςmuriousG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056inἐνenG1722a tongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.
20BrothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,stopμὴmēG3361ταῖςtaisG3588thinkingφρεσίν,phresinG5424like childrenπαιδία γίνεσθεpaidia ginestheG1096G3813ἀλλὰallaG235.InτῇtēaG3588regard toevilκακίᾳkakiaG2549be infantsνηπιάζετε,nēpiazeteG3515,butδὲdeG1161inταῖςtaisG3588yourthinkingφρεσὶνphresinG5424beγίνεσθε.ginestheG1096matureτέλειοιteleioiG5046.
21It is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588LawνόμῳnomōG3551ὅτιhotiG3754: “ByἐνenG1722strange tonguesἑτερογλώσσοιςheteroglōssoisG2084andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722foreignἑτέρωνheterōnG2087lipsχείλεσινcheilesinG5491I will speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778τῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992, butκαὶkaiG2532evenοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761thenοὕτωςhoutōsG3779they will not listen toεἰσακούσονταίeisakousontaiG1522MeG1473,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος.kuriosG2962.”
22TonguesγλῶσσαιglōssaiG1100,thenὥστεhōsteG5620αἱhaiG3588,areεἰσινeisinG1510εἰςeisG1519a signσημεῖόνsēmeionG4592,notοὐouG3756forτοῖςtoisG3588believersπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,butἀλλὰallaG235forτοῖςtoisG3588unbelieversἀπίστοις,apistoisG571ἡhēG3588δὲdeG1161.ProphecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394,howeverἀλλὰallaG235, isforτοῖςtoisG3588believersπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100,notοὐouG3756forτοῖςtoisG3588unbelieversἀπίστοιςapistoisG571.
23SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437theἡhēG3588wholeὅληholēG3650churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577comesσυνέλθῃsunelthēG4905togetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸepi to autoG1909G3588G846andκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956speaksλαλῶσινlalōsinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,andδὲdeG1161some who are uninstructedἰδιῶταιidiōtaiG2399orἢēG2228some unbelieversἄπιστοι,apistoiG571come inεἰσέλθωσινeiselthōsinG1525,will they not sayοὐκoukG3756G2046thatὅτιhotiG3754you are out of your mindsμαίνεσθε;mainestheG3105?
24ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437anτιςtisG5100unbelieverἄπιστοςapistosG571orἢēG2228uninstructed personἰδιώτης,idiōtēsG2399comes inεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525whileδέdeG1161everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956is prophesyingπροφητεύωσιν,prophēteuōsinG4395,he will be convictedἐλέγχεταιelegchetaiG1651ὑπὸhupoG5259πάντων,pantōnG3956andcalled to accountἀνακρίνεταιanakrinetaiG350byὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντων,pantōnG3956,
25andtheτὰtaG3588secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927ofτῆςtēsG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588will beγίνεται,ginetaiG1096made knownφανερὰphaneraG5318.Soκαὶ οὕτωςkai houtōsG2532G3779he will fallπεσὼνpesōnG4098facedownἐπὶ πρόσωπονepi prosōponG1909G4383andworshipπροσκυνήσειproskunēseiG4352τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,proclaimingἀπαγγέλλωνapangellōnG518ὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588, “GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστιν.¶estinG1510trulyὄντωςontōsG3689amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771!”
Orderly Worship
26WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayἐστιν,estinG1510,brothersἀδελφοί;adelphoiG80?WhenὅτανhotanG3752you come togetherσυνέρχησθε,sunerchēstheG4905,everyoneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hasἔχει,echeiG2192a psalmψαλμὸνpsalmonG5568orἔχει,echeiG2192a teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322ἔχει,echeiG2192,a revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602ἔχει,echeiG2192,a tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100, orἔχει·echeiG2192an interpretationἑρμηνείανhermēneianG2058.AllπάνταpantaG3956of thesemust be doneγινέσθω.ginesthōG1096toπρὸςprosG4314build upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619the church.
27IfεἴτεeiteG1535anyoneτιςtisG5100speaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100,twoδύοduoG1417,orἢēG2228atτὸtoG3588mostπλεῖστονpleistonG4118threeτρεῖςtreisG5140, should speakκατὰkataG2596καὶkaiG2532inἀνὰanaG303turnμέρος·merosG3313,andκαὶkaiG2532someoneεἷςheisG1520must interpretδιερμηνευέτω·diermēneuetōG1329.
34ΑἱHaiG3588WomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135are to be silentσιγάτωσαν·sigatōsanG4601inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577γὰρgarG1063.Theyοὐ αὐταῖςou autaisG3756G846are not permittedἐπιτρέπεταιepitrepetaiG2010to speakλαλεῖν,laleinG2980,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235must be in submissionὑποτασσέσθωσανhupotassesthōsanG5293,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551καὶkaiG2532saysλέγει.legeiG3004.
35δέdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487they wishθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309to inquire aboutμαθεῖνmatheinG3129somethingτιtiG5100,they are to askἐπερωτάτωσαν·eperōtatōsanG1905theirτοὺςtousG3588ownἰδίουςidiousG2398husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435atἐνenG1722homeοἴκῳoikōG3624;forγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510dishonorableαἰσχρὸνaischronG150for a womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980inἐνenG1722thechurchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577.
37IfΕἴEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100considersδοκεῖdokeiG1380himselfG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396orἢēG2228spiritual personπνευματικός,pneumatikosG4152,let him acknowledgeἐπιγινωσκέτωepiginōsketōG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754whatἃhaG3739I am writingγράφωgraphōG1125youὑμῖνhuminG4771isG1510theLord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962commandἐντολή·entolēG1785.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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