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1 Corinthians 14:2-19

2ForγὰρgarG1063he thatG3588speakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980in anG1100unknowntongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100speakethλαλεῖlaleiG2980notοὐκoukG3756unto menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,butἀλλὰallaG235unto Godθεῷ·theōG3588 G2316:forγὰρgarG1063noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762man understandethἀκούει,akoueiG191him;howbeitδὲdeG1161in the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151he speakethλαλεῖlaleiG2980mysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466.

3ButδὲdeG1161he thatὁhoG3588prophesiethπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395speakethλαλεῖlaleiG2980unto menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444toedificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,andκαὶkaiG2532exhortationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,andκαὶkaiG2532comfortπαραμυθίαν.paramuthianG3889.

4He thatὁhoG3588speakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980in anG1100unknowntongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiethοἰκοδομεῖ,oikodomeiG3618himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438;butδὲdeG1161he thatὁhoG3588prophesiethπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395edifiethοἰκοδομεῖ.¶oikodomeiG3618the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.

5G1161I wouldΘέλωThelōG2309that yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956spakeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980with tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,butG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatἵναinaG2443ye prophesiedπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395:forG1063greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173ishe thatὁhoG3588prophesiethπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanἢēG2228he thatὁhoG3588speakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,exceptἐκτὸςektosG1622εἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361he interpretδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,thatἵναinaG2443the churchἡ ἐκκλησίαhē ekklēsiaG3588 G1577may 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 toG3588 G5353,howπῶςpōsG4459shall it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097whatτὸtoG3588is pipedαὐλούμενονauloumenonG832orἢēG2228harpedκιθαριζόμενον;kitharizomenonG2789?

8ForγὰρgarG1063καὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437the trumpetσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536giveδῷ,dōG1325an uncertainἄδηλονadēlonG82soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whoτίςtisG5101shall prepare himselfπαρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaiG3903toεἰςeisG1519the battleπόλεμον;polemonG4171?

9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779likewiseκαὶkaiG2532yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,exceptἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361ye utterδῶτε,dōteG1325byδιὰdiaG1223the tongueτῆς γλώσσηςtēs glōssēsG3588 G1100wordsλόγονlogonG3056easyG2154to beἔσεσθεesestheG1510understoodG2154,howπῶςpōsG4459shall it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097whatτὸtoG3588is spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980?forγὰρgarG1063ye shall speakλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980intoεἰςeisG1519the airἀέραaeraG109.

10There areεἰσινeisinG1510,it mayεἰeiG1487beτύχοι,tuchoiG5177,so manyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085of voicesφωνῶνphōnōnG5456inἐνenG1722the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762of themG846iswithout significationἄφωνον·aphōnonG880.

11ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437I knowG1492notμὴmēG3361the meaningτὴν δύναμινtēn dunaminG3588 G1411of the voiceτῆς φωνῆς,tēs phōnēsG3588 G5456,I shall beἔσομαιesomaiG1510unto himτῷtōG3588that speakethλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980a barbarianβάρβαροςbarbarosG915,andκαὶkaiG2532heὁhoG3588that speakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980shall bea barbarianβάρβαρος·barbarosG915untoἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.

12EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779yeὑμεῖς,humeisG4771,forasmuch asἐπεὶepeiG1893ye areἐστεesteG1510zealousζηλωταίzēlōtaiG2207of spiritualπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151gifts,seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212thatἵναinaG2443ye may excelπερισσεύητε.¶perisseuēteG4052toπρὸςprosG4314the edifyingτὴν οἰκοδομὴνtēn oikodomēnG3588 G3619of the churchτῆς ἐκκλησίαςtēs ekklēsiasG3588 G1577.

13WhereforeG1355let himὁhoG3588that speakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980in anG1100unknowntongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100prayπροσευχέσθωproseuchesthōG4336thatἵναinaG2443he may interpretδιερμηνεύῃ.diermēneuēG1329.

14τὸtoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437I prayπροσεύχωμαιproseuchōmaiG4336in anG1100unknowntongueγλώσσῃ,glōssēG1100,myG1473spiritπνεῦμά ὁpneuma hoG3588 G4151prayethπροσεύχεται,proseuchetaiG4336,butδὲdeG1161myG1473understandingνοῦςnousG3563isἐστιν.estinG1510unfruitfulἄκαρπόςakarposG175.

15WhatτίtiG5101is itἐστιν;estinG1510thenοὖνounG3767?I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336with the spiritτῷ πνεύματι,tō pneumatiG3588 G4151,andδὲdeG1161I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336with the understandingτῷ νοΐ·tō noiG3588 G3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532:I will singψαλῶpsalōG5567with the spiritτῷ πνεύματι,tō pneumatiG3588 G4151,andδὲdeG1161I will singψαλῶpsalōG5567with the understandingτῷ νοΐ.tō noiG3588 G3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

16G3588G3588ElseἐπεὶepeiG1893whenἐὰνeanG1437thou shalt blessεὐλογῇςeulogēasG2127with the spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG3588 G4151,howπῶςpōsG4459shallG378he thatG3588occupiethG378the roomτόπονtoponG3588 G5117of the unlearnedἰδιώτουidiōtouG3588 G2399sayG2046AmenἀμὴνamēnG281atἐπὶepiG1909thyG4674giving of thanksεὐχαριστίᾳ;eucharistiaG2169,seeingἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he understandethG1492notοὐκoukG3756whatτίtiG5101thou sayestλέγειςlegeisG3004?

17ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063thouσὺsuG4771verilyμὲνmenG3303givest thanksεὐχαριστεῖς,eucharisteisG2168wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087isG3618notοὐκoukG3756edifiedG3618.

18I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100more thanμᾶλλονmallonG3123yeὑμῶνhumōnG4771allπάντωνpantōnG3956:

19Yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577I had ratherθέλωthelōG2309speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002wordsλόγουςlogousG3056withG1223myG1473understandingτῷ νοΐtō noiG3588 G3563,thatἵναinaG2443by my voiceI might teachκατηχήσω,katēchēsōG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532,thanἢēG2228ten thousandμυρίουςmuriousG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056inἐνenG1722anG1100unknowntongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.

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