New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 14:9-19

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.

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