1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:6-14

6But nowG3568, brethrenG80, ifG1437 I comeG2064 to you speakingG2980 in tonguesG1100, whatG5101 will I profitG5623 you unlessG1437G3361 I speakG2980 to you eitherG2228 by wayG1722 of 1revelationG602 orG2228 of 2knowledgeG1108 orG2228 of 3prophecyG4394 orG2228 of 4teachingG1322? 7YetG3676 even lifelessG895 thingsG895, eitherG1535 fluteG836 orG1535 harpG2788, in producingG1325 a soundG5456, ifG1437 they do not produceG1325 a distinctionG1293 in the tonesG5353, howG4459 will it be knownG1097 what is playedG832 on the fluteG832 orG2228 on the harpG2789? 8For ifG1437 5the 6bugleG4536 producesG1325 an indistinctG82 soundG5456, whoG5101 will prepareG3903 himself for battleG4171? 9SoG3779 alsoG2532 you, unlessG1437G3361 you utterG1325 by the tongueG1100 speechG3056 that is clearG2154, howG4459 will it be knownG1097 what is spokenG2980? For you will be 7speakingG2980 into the airG109. 10There are, perhapsG5177, a greatG5118 manyG5118 kindsG1085 of 8languagesG5456 in the worldG2889, and noG3762 kind is withoutG880 meaningG880. 11IfG1437 thenG3767 I do not knowG3609 the meaningG1411 of the languageG5456, I will be to the one who speaksG2980 a 910barbarianG915, and the one who speaksG2980 will be a 11barbarianG915 12to me. 12SoG3779 alsoG2532 you, sinceG1893 you are zealousG2207 of 13spiritualG4151 gifts, seekG2212 to aboundG4052 for the 14edificationG3619 of the churchG1577.

13ThereforeG1352 let one who speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 prayG4336 that he may interpretG1329. 14For ifG1437 I prayG4336 in a tongueG1100, my spiritG4151 praysG4336, but my mindG3563 is unfruitfulG175.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 14:6 1 Cor 14:26; Eph 1:17 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 14:6 1 Cor 12:8 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 14:6 1 Cor 13:2 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 14:6 Acts 2:42; Rom 6:17; 1 Cor 14:26 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 14:8 Num 10:9; Jer 4:19; Ezek 33:3-6; Joel 2:1 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 14:8 Lit trumpet ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 14:9 1 Cor 9:26 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 14:10 Lit voices ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Or foreigner ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Acts 28:2 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Or foreigner ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Or in my estimation ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 14:12 Lit spirits ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 14:12 Rom 14:19; 1 Cor 14:4, 5, 17, 26 ↩

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