King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:4-11
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.
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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