New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Corinthians 14:2-19
5NowG1161I wishΘέλωThelōG2309that you allπάνταςpantasG3956spokeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100, but evenmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123that you would prophesyπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395;and greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173is one who prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanἢēG2228one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,unlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361he interpretsδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,soG2443that the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577may receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.
6But nowΝῦνNunG3568,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064to you speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,whatτίtiG5101will I profitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623you unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361I speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to you eitherἢēG2228by wayG1722ofrevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602orἢēG2228ofknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108orἢēG2228ofprophecyπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394orἢēG2228ofteachingδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?
7YetὅμωςhomōsG3676evenlifelessG895thingsG895,eitherεἴτεeiteG1535fluteαὐλὸςaulosG836orεἴτεeiteG1535harpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,in producingδιδόντα,didontaG1325a soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,ifἐὰνeanG1437they do not produceδῷ,dōG1325a distinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293in the tonesφθόγγοιςphthongoisG5353,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is playedG832on the fluteG832orἢēG2228on the harpκιθαριζόμενον;kitharizomenonG2789?
9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532you, unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you utterδῶτε,dōteG1325by the tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100speechλόγονlogonG3056that is clearεὔσημονeusēmonG2154,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980? For you will bespeakingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980into the airἀέραaeraG109.
15WhatτίtiG5101is the outcomethenοὖνounG3767?I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336with the spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151and I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336with the mindνοΐ·noiG3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532; I willsingψαλῶpsalōG5567with the spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151and I will singψαλῶpsalōG5567with the mindνοΐ.noiG3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
16OtherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893ifἐὰνeanG1437you blessεὐλογῇςeulogēasG2127in the spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151only,howπῶςpōsG4459will the one who fillsἀναπληρῶνanaplērōnG378the placeτόπονtoponG5117of theungiftedἰδιώτουidiōtouG2399sayλέγειςlegeisG3004the “AmenἀμὴνamēnG281” at yourgivingG2169of thanksG2169,sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he does not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101you are sayingG3004?
19howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,in the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577I desireθέλωthelōG2309to speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002wordsλόγουςlogousG3056with my mindνοΐnoiG3563soἵναinaG2443that I may instructκατηχήσω,katēchēsōG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532,ratherG2228thanG2228tenμυρίουςmuriousG3463thousandG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056in a tongueγλώσσῃ.¶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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