1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:7-12

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 mēG1437G3361you 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.
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