New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 14:2-28

2For one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100does not speakλαλεῖlaleiG2980to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444but to Godθεῷ·theōG2316;for noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762understandsἀκούει,akoueiG191, but in hisspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151he speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980mysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466.

3But one who prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444foredificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619andexhortationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874and consolationπαραμυθίαν.paramuthianG3889.

4One whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ,oikodomeiG3618himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438; but one whoprophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ.¶oikodomeiG3618the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.

5NowG1161I wishΘέλωThelōG2309that you allπάνταςpantasG3956spokeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100, but evenmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123that you would prophesyπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395;and greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173is one who prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanἢēG2228one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,unlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361he interpretsδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,soG2443that the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577may receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.

6But nowΝῦνNunG3568,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064to you speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,whatτίtiG5101will I profitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623you unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361I 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?

8For ifἐὰνeanG1437thebugleσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536producesδῷ,dōG1325an indistinctἄδηλονadēlonG82soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whoτίςtisG5101will prepareπαρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaiG3903himself for battleπόλεμον;polemonG4171?

9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532you, unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you utterδῶτε,dōteG1325by the tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100speechλόγονlogonG3056that is clearεὔσημονeusēmonG2154,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980? For you will bespeakingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980into the airἀέραaeraG109.

10There are, perhapsτύχοι,tuchoiG5177,a greatG5118manyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085oflanguagesφωνῶνphōnōnG5456in the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,and noοὐδὲνoudenG3762kindis withoutG880meaningG880.

11IfἐὰνeanG1437thenοὖνounG3767I do not knowG3609the meaningδύναμινdunaminG1411of the languageφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456,I will be to the one who speaksλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980abarbarianβάρβαροςbarbarosG915,and the one who speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980will be abarbarianβάρβαρος·barbarosG915to me.

12SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532you, sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893you are zealousζηλωταίzēlōtaiG2207ofspiritualπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151gifts,seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212to aboundπερισσεύητε.¶perisseuēteG4052for theedificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

13ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352let one who speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100prayπροσευχέσθωproseuchesthōG4336that he may interpretδιερμηνεύῃ.diermēneuēG1329.

14For ifἐὰνeanG1437I prayπροσεύχωμαιproseuchōmaiG4336in a tongueγλώσσῃ,glōssēG1100,my spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151praysπροσεύχεται,proseuchetaiG4336,but my mindνοῦςnousG3563is unfruitfulἄκαρπόςakarposG175.

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?

17For you are givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστεῖς,eucharisteisG2168wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573enoughG2573,but the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087personG2087is notedifiedοἰκοδομεῖται.¶oikodomeitaiG3618.

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.

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