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1 Corinthians 14:23-40

23SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437theἡhēG3588wholeὅληholēG3650churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577comesσυνέλθῃsunelthēG4905togetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸepi to autoG1909 G3588 G846andκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956speaksλαλῶσινlalōsinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,andδὲdeG1161some who are uninstructedἰδιῶταιidiōtaiG2399orἢēG2228some unbelieversἄπιστοι,apistoiG571come inεἰσέλθωσινeiselthōsinG1525,will they not sayοὐκoukG3756 G2046thatὅτιhotiG3754you 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 houtōsG2532 G3779he will fallπεσὼνpesōnG4098facedownἐπὶ πρόσωπονepi prosōponG1909 G4383andworshipπροσκυνήσειproskunēseiG4352τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,proclaimingἀπαγγέλλωνapangellōnG518ὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588, “GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστιν.¶estinG1510trulyὄντωςontōsG3689amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771!”

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.

28ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437there isᾖēG1510noμὴmēG3361interpreterδιερμηνευτής,diermēneutēsG1328,he should remain silentσιγάτωsigatōG4601inἐνenG1722thechurchἐκκλησίᾳ,ekklēsiaG1577andδὲdeG1161speakλαλείτωlaleitōG2980onlyto himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

29δὲdeG1161TwoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτρεῖςtreisG5140prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396should speakλαλείτωσαν,laleitōsanG2980,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588othersἄλλοιalloiG243should weigh carefullyδιακρινέτωσαν·diakrinetōsanG1252what is said.

30AndδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437a revelation comesἀποκαλυφθῇapokaluphthēaG601to someone whoἄλλῳallōG243is seatedκαθημένῳ,kathēmenōG2521,theὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413speakershould stopσιγάτω.sigatōG4601.

31ForγὰρgarG1063you canδύνασθεdunastheG1410allπάντεςpantesG3956prophesyπροφητεύειν,prophēteueinG4395inκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596turnἕναhenaG1520so thatἵναinaG2443everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956may be instructedμανθάνωσινmanthanōsinG3129andκαὶkaiG2532πάντεςpantesG3956encouragedπαρακαλῶνται·parakalōntaiG3870.

32καὶkaiG2532ThespiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151of prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396are subjectὑποτάσσεται·hupotassetaiG5293to prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396.

33ForγάρgarG1063GodisἐστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756ὁhoG3588a GodθεὸςtheosG2316of disorderἀκαταστασίαςakatastasiasG181,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235of peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515—asὡςhōsG5613inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40.

34ΑἱHaiG3588WomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135are to be silentσιγάτωσαν·sigatōsanG4601inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577γὰρgarG1063.Theyοὐ αὐταῖςou autaisG3756 G846are 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.

36DidἢēG2228theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316originateἐξῆλθεν,exēlthenG1831withἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771?OrἢēG2228εἰςeisG1519areyouὑμᾶςhumasG4771the onlyμόνουςmonousG3441onesit has reachedκατήντησεν;¶katēntēsenG2658?

37IfΕἴEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100considersδοκεῖdokeiG1380himselfG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396orἢēG2228spiritual personπνευματικός,pneumatikosG4152,let him acknowledgeἐπιγινωσκέτωepiginōsketōG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754whatἃhaG3739I am writingγράφωgraphōG1125youὑμῖνhuminG4771isG1510theLord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962commandἐντολή·entolēG1785.

38ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100ignores thisἀγνοεῖ,agnoeiG50,he himself will be ignoredἀγνοεῖται.¶agnoeitaiG50.

39SoὭστε,HōsteG5620,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,be eagerζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206τὸtoG3588to prophesyπροφητεύειν,prophēteueinG4395,andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361forbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967τὸtoG3588speakingλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις.glōssaisG1100.

40ButδὲdeG1161everythingπάνταpantaG3956must be doneγινέσθω.¶ginesthōG1096in a properεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsG2156andκαὶkaiG2532orderlyκατὰ τάξινkata taxinG2596 G5010manner.

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