1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:9-19

9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it isκαὶkaiG2532with youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771.Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you speakδῶτε,dōteG1325intelligibleεὔσημονeusēmonG2154wordsλόγονlogonG3056withδιὰdiaG1223yourτῆςtēsG3588tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100,howπῶςpōsG4459will anyone knowγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097whatτὸtoG3588you are sayingλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980?You will just beἔσεσθε γὰρesesthe garG1063G1510speakingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980intoεἰςeisG1519theairἀέραaeraG109.
10Assuredlyεἰ τύχοι,ei tuchoiG1487G5177,there areεἰσινeisinG1510manyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118differentγένηgenēG1085languagesφωνῶνphōnōnG5456inἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,yetκαὶkaiG2532noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762of them iswithout meaningἄφωνον·aphōnonG880.
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.
13ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,theὁhoG3588one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100should prayπροσευχέσθωproseuchesthōG4336thatἵναinaG2443he may interpretδιερμηνεύῃ.diermēneuēG1329.
14ForγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437I prayπροσεύχωμαιproseuchōmaiG4336in a tongueγλώσσῃ,glōssēG1100,myG1473τὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151praysπροσεύχεται,proseuchetaiG4336,butδὲdeG1161myG1473ὁhoG3588mindνοῦςnousG3563isἐστιν.estinG1510unfruitfulἄκαρπόςakarposG175.
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?
17You mayσὺsuG4771be giving thanksεὐχαριστεῖς,eucharisteisG2168well enoughμὲν γὰρ καλῶςmen gar kalōsG3303G1063G2573,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588other oneἕτεροςheterosG2087is not edifiedοὐκ οἰκοδομεῖται.¶ouk oikodomeitaiG3756G3618.
18I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316that I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123than allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.
19Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722thechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,I would ratherθέλωthelōG2309speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002coherentτῷ νοΐtō noiG1473G3588G3563wordsλόγουςlogousG3056toἵναinaG2443καὶkaiG2532instructκατηχήσω,katēchēsōG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243thanἢēG2228ten thousandμυρίουςmuriousG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056inἐνenG1722a tongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.
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