New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 14:18-40

18I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316,I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123than you allπάντωνpantōnG3956;

19howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,in the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577I desireθέλωthelōG2309to speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002wordsλόγουςlogousG3056with my mindνοΐnoiG3563soἵναinaG2443that I may instructκατηχήσω,katēchēsōG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532,ratherG2228thanG2228tenμυρίουςmuriousG3463thousandG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056in a tongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.

20BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,do not be childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813in your thinkingφρεσίν,phresinG5424;yetἀλλὰallaG235in evilκακίᾳkakiaG2549be infantsνηπιάζετε,nēpiazeteG3515,but in your thinkingφρεσὶνphresinG5424be matureτέλειοιteleioiG5046.

21Inthe LawνόμῳnomōG3551it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “By menG2084of strangeG2084tonguesG2084and by the lipsχείλεσινcheilesinG5491of strangersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087I will speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778peopleλαῷlaōG2992,and evenοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779they will not listenεἰσακούσονταίeisakousontaiG1522to Me,”saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

22SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620tonguesγλῶσσαιglōssaiG1100are for a signσημεῖόνsēmeionG4592,not to thoseG3588who believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100but to unbelieversἀπίστοις,apistoisG571; butprophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394is for a sign,not to unbelieversἀπίστοιςapistoisG571but to thoseG3588who believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437the wholeὅληholēG3650churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577assemblesσυνέλθῃsunelthēG4905togetherἐπὶ αὐτὸepi autoG1909 G3588 G846and allπάντεςpantesG3956speakλαλῶσινlalōsinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100, andungiftedG2399menG2399orἢēG2228unbelieversἄπιστοι,apistoiG571enterεἰσέλθωσινeiselthōsinG1525,will they not sayG3004thatyou are madμαίνεσθε;mainestheG3105?

24But ifἐὰνeanG1437allπάντεςpantesG3956prophesyπροφητεύωσιν,prophēteuōsinG4395,and an unbelieverἄπιστοςapistosG571orἢēG2228anungiftedG2399manG2399entersεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525, he isconvictedἐλέγχεταιelegchetaiG1651by allπάντων,pantōnG3956,he is calledG350to accountG350by allπάντων,pantōnG3956;

25the secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927of his heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588are disclosedφανερὰphaneraG5318;and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779he willfallπεσὼνpesōnG4098on his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383and worshipπροσκυνήσειproskunēseiG4352GodθεῷtheōG2316,declaringἀπαγγέλλωνapangellōnG518that GodθεὸςtheosG2316is certainlyὄντωςontōsG3689amongἐνenG1722you.

26WhatΤίTiG5101is the outcomethenοὖνounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί;adelphoiG80?WhenὅτανhotanG3752you assembleσυνέρχησθε,sunerchēstheG4905,eachG1538oneG1538hasἔχει,echeiG2192apsalmψαλμὸνpsalmonG5568,hasἔχει,echeiG2192ateachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,hasἔχει,echeiG2192arevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602,hasἔχει,echeiG2192atongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100,hasἔχει·echeiG2192aninterpretationἑρμηνείανhermēneianG2058. LetallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956be doneγινέσθω.ginesthōG1096for edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.

27IfεἴτεeiteG1535anyoneτιςtisG5100speaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980in atongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100, it should beby twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228at the mostG4183threeτρεῖςtreisG5140, and eachin turnμέρος·merosG3313,and oneεἷςheisG1520mustinterpretδιερμηνευέτω·diermēneuetōG1329;

28but ifἐὰνeanG1437there is noμὴmēG3361interpreterδιερμηνευτής,diermēneutēsG1328,he must keepG4601silentσιγάτωsigatōG4601in the churchἐκκλησίᾳ,ekklēsiaG1577;and let him speakλαλείτωlaleitōG2980to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438and to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

29Let twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτρεῖςtreisG5140prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396speakλαλείτωσαν,laleitōsanG2980,and let the othersἄλλοιalloiG243passG1252judgmentG1252.

30But ifἐὰνeanG1437a revelationG601is madeG601to anotherἄλλῳallōG243who is seatedκαθημένῳ,kathēmenōG2521,the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413one must keepG4601silentσιγάτω.sigatōG4601.

31For you canδύνασθεdunastheG1410allπάντεςpantesG3956prophesyπροφητεύειν,prophēteueinG4395oneἕναhenaG2596 G1520by oneG2596 G1520,soἵναinaG2443that allπάντεςpantesG3956may learnμανθάνωσινmanthanōsinG3129and allπάντεςpantesG3956may be exhortedπαρακαλῶνται·parakalōntaiG3870;

32and the spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151of prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396are subjectὑποτάσσεται·hupotassetaiG5293to prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396;

33for GodθεὸςtheosG2316is not a God ofconfusionἀκαταστασίαςakatastasiasG181but ofpeaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515, as inallπάσαιςpasaisG3956the churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577of thesaintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40.

34The womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135are tokeepG4601silentσιγάτωσαν·sigatōsanG4601in the churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577;for they are not permittedἐπιτρέπεταιepitrepetaiG2010to speakλαλεῖν,laleinG2980, butare to subjectὑποτασσέσθωσανhupotassesthōsanG5293themselves, justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asthe LawνόμοςnomosG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532saysλέγει.legeiG3004.

35IfεἰeiG1487they desireθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309to learnμαθεῖνmatheinG3129anythingτιtiG5100,let them askἐπερωτάτωσαν·eperōtatōsanG1905their ownἰδίουςidiousG2398husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435at homeοἴκῳoikōG3624; for it isimproperαἰσχρὸνaischronG150for a womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in churchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577.

36Was it from you that the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316firstwentG1831forthG1831?OrG2228has it comeκατήντησεν;¶katēntēsenG2658to you onlyμόνουςmonousG3441?

37IfΕἴEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he is a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396orἢēG2228spiritualπνευματικός,pneumatikosG4152,let him recognizeἐπιγινωσκέτωepiginōsketōG1921that the things whichἃhaG3739I writeγράφωgraphōG1125to youare the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962commandmentἐντολή·entolēG1785.

38But ifεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not recognizeἀγνοεῖ,agnoeiG50this, heis not recognizedἀγνοεῖται.¶agnoeitaiG50.

39ThereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,desireζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206earnestlyG2206toprophesyπροφητεύειν,prophēteueinG4395,and do not forbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις.glōssaisG1100.

40ButallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956must be doneγινέσθω.¶ginesthōG1096properlyεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsG2156and in an orderlyG5010mannerG5010.

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