King James Version
1 Corinthians 14
2ForγὰρgarG1063he thatG3588speakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980in anG1100unknowntongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100speakethλαλεῖlaleiG2980notοὐκoukG3756unto menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,butἀλλὰallaG235unto Godθεῷ·theōG3588G2316:forγὰρgarG1063noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762man understandethἀκούει,akoueiG191him;howbeitδὲdeG1161in the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151he speakethλαλεῖlaleiG2980mysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466.
5G1161I wouldΘέλωThelōG2309that yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956spakeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980with tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,butG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatἵναinaG2443ye prophesiedπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395:forG1063greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173ishe thatὁhoG3588prophesiethπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanἢēG2228he thatὁhoG3588speakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,exceptἐκτὸςektosG1622εἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361he interpretδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,thatἵναinaG2443the churchἡ ἐκκλησίαhē ekklēsiaG3588G1577may receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.
6δέ,deG1161NowG3570,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,whatτίtiG5101shall I profitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,exceptἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361I shall speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to youὑμῖνhuminG4771eitherἢēG2228byἐνenG1722revelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602,orἢēG2228byἐνenG1722knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,orἢēG2228byἐνenG1722prophesyingπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394,orἢēG2228byἐνenG1722doctrineδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?
7τὰtaG3588And evenὅμωςhomōsG3676thingsτοῖςtoisG3588without lifeἄψυχαapsuchaG895givingδιδόντα,didontaG1325soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535pipeαὐλὸςaulosG836orεἴτεeiteG1535harpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,exceptἐὰνeanG1437they giveδῷ,dōG1325μὴmēG3361a distinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293in the soundsφθόγγοις τὸphthongois toG3588G5353,howπῶςpōsG4459shall it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097whatτὸtoG3588is pipedαὐλούμενονauloumenonG832orἢēG2228harpedκιθαριζόμενον;kitharizomenonG2789?
9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779likewiseκαὶkaiG2532yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,exceptἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361ye utterδῶτε,dōteG1325byδιὰdiaG1223the tongueτῆς γλώσσηςtēs glōssēsG3588G1100wordsλόγονlogonG3056easyG2154to beἔσεσθεesestheG1510understoodG2154,howπῶςpōsG4459shall it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097whatτὸtoG3588is spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980?forγὰρgarG1063ye shall speakλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980intoεἰςeisG1519the airἀέραaeraG109.
11ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437I knowG1492notμὴmēG3361the meaningτὴν δύναμινtēn dunaminG3588G1411of the voiceτῆς φωνῆς,tēs phōnēsG3588G5456,I shall beἔσομαιesomaiG1510unto himτῷtōG3588that speakethλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980a barbarianβάρβαροςbarbarosG915,andκαὶkaiG2532heὁhoG3588that speakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980shall bea barbarianβάρβαρος·barbarosG915untoἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.
12EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779yeὑμεῖς,humeisG4771,forasmuch asἐπεὶepeiG1893ye areἐστεesteG1510zealousζηλωταίzēlōtaiG2207of spiritualπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151gifts,seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212thatἵναinaG2443ye may excelπερισσεύητε.¶perisseuēteG4052toπρὸςprosG4314the edifyingτὴν οἰκοδομὴνtēn oikodomēnG3588G3619of the churchτῆς ἐκκλησίαςtēs ekklēsiasG3588G1577.
15WhatτίtiG5101is itἐστιν;estinG1510thenοὖνounG3767?I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336with the spiritτῷ πνεύματι,tō pneumatiG3588G4151,andδὲdeG1161I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336with the understandingτῷ νοΐ·tō noiG3588G3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532:I will singψαλῶpsalōG5567with the spiritτῷ πνεύματι,tō pneumatiG3588G4151,andδὲdeG1161I will singψαλῶpsalōG5567with the understandingτῷ νοΐ.tō noiG3588G3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
16G3588G3588ElseἐπεὶepeiG1893whenἐὰνeanG1437thou shalt blessεὐλογῇςeulogēasG2127with the spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG3588G4151,howπῶςpōsG4459shallG378he thatG3588occupiethG378the roomτόπονtoponG3588G5117of the unlearnedἰδιώτουidiōtouG3588G2399sayG2046AmenἀμὴνamēnG281atἐπὶepiG1909thyG4674giving of thanksεὐχαριστίᾳ;eucharistiaG2169,seeingἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he understandethG1492notοὐκoukG3756whatτίtiG5101thou sayestλέγειςlegeisG3004?
19Yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577I had ratherθέλωthelōG2309speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002wordsλόγουςlogousG3056withG1223myG1473understandingτῷ νοΐtō noiG3588G3563,thatἵναinaG2443by my voiceI might teachκατηχήσω,katēchēsōG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532,thanἢēG2228ten thousandμυρίουςmuriousG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056inἐνenG1722anG1100unknowntongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.
20BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,beγίνεσθεginestheG1096notμὴmēG3361childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813in understandingταῖς φρεσίν,tais phresinG3588G5424:howbeitἀλλὰallaG235in maliceτῇ κακίᾳtēa kakiaG3588G2549be ye childrenνηπιάζετε,nēpiazeteG3515,butδὲdeG1161in understandingταῖς φρεσὶνtais phresinG3588G5424beγίνεσθε.ginestheG1096menτέλειοιteleioiG5046.
21InἐνenG1722the lawτῷ νόμῳtō nomōG3588G3551it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,ὅτιhotiG3754WithἐνenG1722men ofother tonguesἑτερογλώσσοιςheteroglōssoisG2084andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722otherἑτέρωνheterōnG2087lipsχείλεσινcheilesinG5491will I speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980unto thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778peopleτῷ λαῷtō laōG3588G2992;andκαὶkaiG2532yet for all thatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will theyG1522notοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761hearG1522meG1473,saithλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.
22αἱhaiG3588WhereforeὥστεhōsteG5620tonguesγλῶσσαι τοῖςglōssai toisG3588G1100areεἰσινeisinG1510forεἰςeisG1519a signσημεῖόνsēmeionG4592,notοὐouG3756to themτοῖςtoisG3588that believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,butἀλλὰallaG235to themἡhēG3588that believe notἀπίστοις,apistoisG571:butδὲdeG1161prophesyingπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394servethnotοὐouG3756for themτοῖςtoisG3588that believe notἀπίστοιςapistoisG571,butἀλλὰallaG235for themτοῖςtoisG3588which believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.
23ἡhēG3588IfἐὰνeanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767the wholeὅληholēG3650churchἐκκλησία τὸekklēsia toG3588G1577be come togetherσυνέλθῃsunelthēG4905intoἐπὶepiG1909one placeαὐτὸautoG846,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956speakλαλῶσινlalōsinG2980with tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,andδὲdeG1161there come inεἰσέλθωσινeiselthōsinG1525those that areunlearnedἰδιῶταιidiōtaiG2399,orἢēG2228unbelieversἄπιστοι,apistoiG571,will theyG2046notοὐκoukG3756sayG2046thatὅτιhotiG3754ye are madμαίνεσθε;mainestheG3105?
24ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437allπάντεςpantesG3956prophesyπροφητεύωσιν,prophēteuōsinG4395,andδέdeG1161there come inεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525oneτιςtisG5100that believeth notἄπιστοςapistosG571,orἢēG2228oneunlearnedἰδιώτης,idiōtēsG2399,he is convincedἐλέγχεταιelegchetaiG1651ofὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντων,pantōnG3956,he is judgedἀνακρίνεταιanakrinetaiG350ofὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντων,pantōnG3956:
25τὰtaG3588AndG2532thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779areG1096the secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927of hisαὐτοῦautouG846heartτῆς καρδίαςtēs kardiasG3588G2588madeG1096manifestφανερὰphaneraG5318;andG2532soG3779falling downπεσὼνpesōnG4098onἐπὶepiG1909hisfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383he will worshipπροσκυνήσειproskunēseiG4352Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588G2316,and reportἀπαγγέλλωνapangellōnG518thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316isἐστιν.¶estinG1510inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771of a truthὄντωςontōsG3689.
26HowΤίTiG5101is itἐστιν,estinG1510thenοὖνounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί;adelphoiG80?whenὅτανhotanG3752ye come togetherσυνέρχησθε,sunerchēstheG4905,every oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youG4771hathἔχει,echeiG2192a psalmψαλμὸνpsalmonG5568,hathἔχει,echeiG2192a doctrineδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,hathἔχει,echeiG2192a tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100,hathἔχει,echeiG2192a revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602,hathἔχει·echeiG2192an interpretationἑρμηνείανhermēneianG2058.LetG1096all thingsπάνταpantaG3956be doneG1096untoπρὸςprosG4314edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.
27τὸtoG3588IfεἴτεeiteG1535any manτιςtisG5100speakλαλεῖ,laleiG2980inκατὰkataG2596anG1100unknowntongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100, let it bebyἀνὰanaG303twoδύοduoG1417,orἢēG2228at the mostπλεῖστονpleistonG4118bythreeτρεῖςtreisG5140,andκαὶkaiG2532thatby courseμέρος·merosG3313;andκαὶkaiG2532letG1329oneεἷςheisG1520interpretδιερμηνευέτω·diermēneuetōG1329.
34Let yourG4771womenΑἱ γυναῖκεςHai gunaikesG3588G1135keep silenceσιγάτωσαν·sigatōsanG4601inἐνenG1722the churchesταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςtais ekklēsiaisG3588G1577:forγὰρgarG1063it isG2010notοὐouG3756permittedG2010unto themαὐταῖςautaisG846to speakλαλεῖν,laleinG2980;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they are commandedto be under obedienceὑποτασσέσθωσανhupotassesthōsanG5293,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531alsoκαὶkaiG2532saithλέγει.legeiG3004the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588G3551.
35τοὺςtousG3588AndδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487they willθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309learnμαθεῖνmatheinG3129any thingτιtiG5100,let them askἐπερωτάτωσαν·eperōtatōsanG1905theirἰδίουςidiousG2398husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435atἐνenG1722homeοἴκῳoikōG3624:forγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510a shameαἰσχρὸνaischronG150for womenγυναικὶgunaikiG1135to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980inἐνenG1722the churchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577.
37IfΕἴEiG1487any manτιςtisG5100think himselfδοκεῖdokeiG1380to beG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,orἢēG2228spiritualπνευματικός,pneumatikosG4152,let him acknowledgeἐπιγινωσκέτωepiginōsketōG1921that the thingsἃhaG3739thatὅτιhotiG3754I writeγράφωgraphōG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771areG1510the commandmentsἐντολή·entolēG1785of the LordκυρίουkuriouG3588G2962.
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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