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1 Corinthians 14:7-17

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.

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