Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 14:4-11
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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.
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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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