King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:9-19
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.
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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