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1 Corinthians 14

1Followafterloveἀγάπην·agapēnG26,andbeemulousofspiritualπνευματικά,pneumatikaG4152[manifestations],butratherG3123thatyemayprophesyπροφητεύητε.prophēteuēteG4395.

2ForhethatspeaksG2980withatongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100doesnotspeakG2980tomenG444buttoGodθεῷ·theōG2316:fornooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762hearsἀκούει,akoueiG191;butinspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151hespeaksG2980mysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466.

3ButhethatprophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980tomenG444[in]edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,andencouragementπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,andconsolation.

4HethatspeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980withatongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ,oikodomeiG3618himself;buthethatprophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ.¶oikodomeiG3618[the]assemblyG1577.

5NowG1161IdesireΘέλωThelōG2309thatyeshouldallspeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980withtonguesG1100,butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatyeshouldprophesyπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395.ButgreaterG3173ishethatprophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanhethatspeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980withtonguesG1100,unlessheinterpretδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,thattheassemblyG1577mayreceiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.

6AndnowG1161,brethren,ifIcomeἔλθωelthōG2064toyouspeakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980withtonguesG1100,whatshallIprofitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623you,unlessIshallspeakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980toyoueitherinrevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602,orinknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,orinprophecyπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394,orinteachingδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?

7EvenlifelessthingsgivingG1325asoundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whetherpipeorharpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,iftheygiveG1325notdistinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293tothesoundsG5456,howπῶςpōsG4459shallitbeknownG1097whatispipedorharped?

8ForalsoκαὶkaiG2532,ifthetrumpetσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536giveδῷ,dōG1325anuncertainsoundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whoshallpreparehimselfforwarG4171?

9ThusG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532yewiththetongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100,unlessyegiveδῶτε,dōteG1325adistinctspeechλόγονlogonG3056,howπῶςpōsG4459shallitbeἔσεσθεesestheG1510knownG1097whatisG1510spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980?foryewillbeG1510speakingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980totheairἀέραaeraG109.

10ThereareG1510,itmaybeG1510,somanyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085ofvoicesG5456intheworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,andnoneοὐδὲνoudenG3762ofundistinguishablesoundG5456.

11IfthereforeοὖνounG3767IdonotknowthepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofthesoundφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456,IshallbeἔσομαιesomaiG1510tohimthatspeaksλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980abarbarian,andhethatspeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980abarbarianforme.

12ThusG3779yealsoκαὶkaiG2532,sinceyeareG1510desirousofspiritsG4151,seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212thatyemayaboundG4052fortheedificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619oftheassemblyG1577.

13WhereforelethimthatspeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980withatongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100prayπροσευχέσθωproseuchesthōG4336thathemayinterpretδιερμηνεύῃ.diermēneuēG1329.

14ForifIprayG4336withatongueγλώσσῃ,glōssēG1100, myspiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151praysG4336,butmyunderstandingG3563isG1510unfruitfulἄκαρπόςakarposG175.

15WhatisG1510itthen?IwillprayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336withthespiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,butIwillprayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336alsoκαὶkaiG2532withtheunderstandingG3563;IwillsingψαλῶpsalōG5567withthespiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,butIwillsingψαλῶpsalōG5567alsoκαὶkaiG2532withtheunderstandingG3563.

16SinceotherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893,ifthou blessestwith[the]spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,howπῶςpōsG4459shallhewhofillsG378theplaceτόπονtoponG5117ofthesimple [Christian]sayλέγειςlegeisG3004AmenἀμὴνamēnG281,atthygivingofthanks,sincehedoesnotknowwhatthou sayest?

17Forthouindeedgivestthanksεὐχαριστεῖς,eucharisteisG2168wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,buttheotherἕτεροςheterosG2087isnotedifiedG3618.

18IthankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316Ispeakλαλῶ·lalōG2980inatongueG1100moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanallofyou:

19butin[the]assemblyG1577IdesireθέλωthelōG2309tospeakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002wordsλόγουςlogousG3056withmyunderstandingG3563,thatImayinstructG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532, [ratherG235]thantenμυρίουςmuriousG3463thousandG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056inatongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.

20Brethren,benotchildrenG3813in[your] minds,butinmaliceG2549bebabes;butin[your] mindsbegrown [men].

21ItiswrittenG1125inthelawνόμῳnomōG3551,BypeopleλαῷlaōG2992ofotherἑτέρωνheterōnG2087tongues,andbystrangelipsχείλεσινcheilesinG5491,willIspeakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980tothispeopleG2992;andneitherthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779willtheyhearme, saiththeLordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

22SothattonguesG1100areG1510forasignσημεῖόνsēmeionG4592,nottothosewhobelieveG4100,buttounbelieversG571;butprophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394,nottounbelieversG571,buttothosewhobelieveG4100.

23IfthereforeοὖνounG3767thewholeὅληholēG3650assemblyG1577comeεἰσέλθωσινeiselthōsinG1525togetherG4905inoneG3588place,andallspeakλαλῶσινlalōsinG2980withtonguesG1100,andsimple [persons]enterG1525in,orunbelieversἄπιστοι,apistoiG571,willnottheysayG3004yearemad?

24Butifallprophesyπροφητεύωσιν,prophēteuōsinG4395,andsomeunbelieverἄπιστοςapistosG571orsimple [person]comeεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525in,heisconvictedἐλέγχεταιelegchetaiG1651ofall,heisjudgedofall;

25thesecretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927ofhisheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588areG1510manifested;andthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,fallingG4098upon[his]faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,hewilldohomagetoGodθεῷtheōG2316, reportingthatGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510indeedamongstyou.

26WhatisG1510itthenοὖνounG3767,brethren?wheneverG3752yecomeG1096togetherσυνέρχησθε,sunerchēstheG4905,each[ofyou]hasapsalmψαλμὸνpsalmonG5568,hasateachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,hasatongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100,hasarevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602,hasaninterpretationἑρμηνείανhermēneianG2058.LetallthingsπάνταpantaG3956beG1510donetoedificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.

27IfanyoneεἷςheisG1520speakλαλεῖ,laleiG2980withatongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100, [letitbe]twoδύοduoG1417,oratthemostthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140,andseparately,andletoneG1520interpretδιερμηνευέτω·diermēneuetōG1329;

28butiftherebeᾖēG1510nointerpreter,lethimbeG1510silentσιγάτωsigatōG4601in[the]assemblyG1577,andlethimspeakλαλείτωlaleitōG2980tohimselfandtoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

29AndlettwoδύοduoG1417orthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396speakλαλείτωσαν,laleitōsanG2980,andlettheothersἄλλοιalloiG243judge.

30ButiftherebearevelationtoanothersittingG2521[there], letthefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413besilentσιγάτω.sigatōG4601.

31Foryecanallprophesyπροφητεύειν,prophēteueinG4395oneἕναhenaG1520byoneG1520,thatallmaylearnμανθάνωσινmanthanōsinG3129andallbeencouragedG3870.

32AndspiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151ofprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396aresubjectὑποτάσσεται·hupotassetaiG5293toprophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396.

33ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510not[aGodG2316]ofdisorderἀκαταστασίαςakatastasiasG181butofpeaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515,asinalltheassembliesofthesaintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40.

34Let[your]womenG1135besilentσιγάτωσαν·sigatōsanG4601intheassemblies,foritisnotpermittedG2010tothemtospeakλαλεῖν,laleinG2980;buttobeinsubjectionG5293,asthelawνόμοςnomosG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532saysλέγει.legeiG3004.

35ButiftheywishG2309tolearnμαθεῖνmatheinG3129anythingτιtiG5100,letthemaskἐπερωτάτωσαν·eperōtatōsanG1905theirownἰδίουςidiousG2398husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435athomeοἴκῳoikōG3624;foritisG1510ashameforawomanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980inassemblyG1577.

36DidthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316goG1831outfromyou,ordiditcomeG1831toyouonlyμόνουςmonousG3441?

37IfanyoneG5100thinksG1380himselftobeG1510aprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396orspiritualπνευματικός,pneumatikosG4152,lethimrecognisethethingsἃhaG3739thatIwriteγράφωgraphōG1125toyou,thatitisG1510[the] Lord's commandment.

38ButifanybeignorantG50, let himbeignorantG50.

39Sothat,brethren,desireζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206toprophesyπροφητεύειν,prophēteueinG4395,anddonotforbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967thespeakingλαλεῖνlaleinG2980withtonguesG1100.

40ButletallthingsπάνταpantaG3956bedonecomelilyandwithorderτάξινtaxinG5010.

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