1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:18-25

18I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316,I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123than you allπάντωνpantōnG3956;
19neverthelessἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,in churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577I preferθέλωthelōG2309to speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002wordsλόγουςlogousG3056with my mindνοΐnoiG3563soG2443thatG2443I may instructκατηχήσω,katēchēsōG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532,ratherG2228thanG2228tenμυρίουςmuriousG3463thousandG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056in a tongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.
20BrothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80and sisters,do not be childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813in your thinkingφρεσίν,phresinG5424;yetἀλλὰallaG235in evilκακίᾳkakiaG2549be infantsνηπιάζετε,nēpiazeteG3515,but in your thinkingφρεσὶνphresinG5424be matureτέλειοιteleioiG5046.
21In theLawνόμῳnomōG3551it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “By menG2084ofG2084strangeG2084tonguesG2084and by the lipsχείλεσινcheilesinG5491of strangersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087I will speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778peopleλαῷlaōG2992,and evenοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779they will not listenεἰσακούσονταίeisakousontaiG1522to Me,”saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.
22SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620,tonguesγλῶσσαιglōssaiG1100are for a signσημεῖόνsēmeionG4592,not to thoseG3588who believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100but to unbelieversἀπίστοις,apistoisG571; butprophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394is not for unbelieversἀπίστοιςapistoisG571,but for thoseG3588who believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.
23ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437the wholeὅληholēG3650churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577gathersσυνέλθῃsunelthēG4905togetherἐπὶ αὐτὸepi autoG1909G3588G846and allπάντεςpantesG3956the peoplespeakλαλῶσινlalōsinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100, andoutsidersἰδιῶταιidiōtaiG2399orἢēG2228unbelieversἄπιστοι,apistoiG571enterεἰσέλθωσινeiselthōsinG1525,will they not sayG3004thatyou areG3105insaneG3105?
24But ifἐὰνeanG1437allπάντεςpantesG3956prophesyπροφητεύωσιν,prophēteuōsinG4395,and an unbelieverἄπιστοςapistosG571orἢēG2228anoutsiderἰδιώτης,idiōtēsG2399entersεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525, he isconvictedἐλέγχεταιelegchetaiG1651by allπάντων,pantōnG3956,he is calledG350toG350accountG350by allπάντων,pantōnG3956;
25the secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927of his heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588are disclosedφανερὰphaneraG5318;and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779he willfallπεσὼνpesōnG4098on his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383and worshipπροσκυνήσειproskunēseiG4352GodθεῷtheōG2316,declaringἀπαγγέλλωνapangellōnG518that GodθεὸςtheosG2316is certainlyὄντωςontōsG3689amongἐνenG1722you.
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