1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:2-5

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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 ekklēsiaG3588G1577may receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.
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