1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:2-5

2ForγὰρgarG1063he whoὁhoG3588speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100does not speakοὐκ λαλεῖouk laleiG3756G2980to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,butἀλλὰallaG235to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.IndeedγὰρgarG1063,no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762understandsἀκούει,akoueiG191himδὲdeG1161;he uttersλαλεῖlaleiG2980mysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.
3ButδὲdeG1161he whoὁhoG3588prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444for theiredificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619καὶkaiG2532,encouragementπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,andκαὶkaiG2532comfortπαραμυθίαν.paramuthianG3889.
4TheὁhoG3588one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ,oikodomeiG3618himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,butδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whoprophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ.¶oikodomeiG3618thechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.
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.
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