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1 Corinthians 14:2-19

2For the one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100does not speakλαλεῖlaleiG2980to peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,but to Godθεῷ·theōG2316;for noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762understandsἀκούει,akoueiG191, but in hisspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151he speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980mysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466.

3But the one who prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980to peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444foredificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,exhortationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,and consolationπαραμυθίαν.paramuthianG3889.

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

5NowG1161I wishΘέλωThelōG2309that you allπάνταςpantasG3956spokeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100, butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123that you would prophesyπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395;and greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173is the one who prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanἢēG2228the one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,unlessἐκτὸς εἰ μὴektos ei mēG1622 G1487 G3361he interpretsδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577may receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.

6But nowΝῦνNunG3568,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064to you speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,howτίtiG5101will I benefitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623you unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361I speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to you eitherἢēG2228by wayG1722ofrevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602,orἢēG2228ofknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,orἢēG2228ofprophecyπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394,orἢēG2228ofteachingδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?

7YetὅμωςhomōsG3676evenlifelessἄψυχαapsuchaG895instruments,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535fluteαὐλὸςaulosG836orεἴτεeiteG1535harpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,in producingδιδόντα,didontaG1325a soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,ifἐὰνeanG1437they do not produceδῷ,dōG1325a distinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293in the tonesφθόγγοιςphthongoisG5353,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is playedG832onG832theG832fluteG832orἢēG2228on the harpκιθαριζόμενον;kitharizomenonG2789?

8For ifἐὰνeanG1437the trumpetσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536producesδῷ,dōG1325an indistinctἄδηλονadēlonG82soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whoτίςtisG5101will prepareπαρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaiG3903himself for battleπόλεμον;polemonG4171?

9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you tooκαὶkaiG2532,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you produceδῶτε,dōteG1325intelligibleεὔσημονeusēmonG2154speechλόγονlogonG3056by the tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980? For you will just betalkingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980to the airἀέραaeraG109.

10There are, perhapsτύχοι,tuchoiG5177,a greatG5118manyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085oflanguagesφωνῶνphōnōnG5456in the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,and noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762is incapableG880ofG880meaningG880.

11SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437I do not knowG3609the meaningδύναμινdunaminG1411of the languageφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456, I will beunintelligibleβάρβαροςbarbarosG915to the one who speaksλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980,and the one who speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980will be unintelligibleβάρβαρος·barbarosG915to me.

12SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you tooκαὶkaiG2532,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893you are eagerG2207toG2207possessG2207spiritualπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151gifts,striveζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212to excelπερισσεύητε.¶perisseuēteG4052for theedificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

13ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,one who speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100is to prayπροσευχέσθωproseuchesthōG4336that he may interpretδιερμηνεύῃ.diermēneuēG1329.

14For ifἐὰνeanG1437I prayπροσεύχωμαιproseuchōmaiG4336in a tongueγλώσσῃ,glōssēG1100,my spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151praysπροσεύχεται,proseuchetaiG4336,but my mindνοῦςnousG3563is unproductiveἄκαρπόςakarposG175.

15WhatτίtiG5101is the outcomethenοὖνounG3767?I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336with the spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,but I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336with the mindνοΐ·noiG3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532; I willsingψαλῶpsalōG5567with the spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,but I will singψαλῶpsalōG5567with the mindνοΐ.noiG3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

16ForG1893otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893,ifἐὰνeanG1437you blessεὐλογῇςeulogēasG2127Godin the spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151only,howπῶςpōsG4459will the one who occupiesἀναπληρῶνanaplērōnG378the placeτόπονtoponG5117of theoutsiderἰδιώτουidiōtouG2399know tosayλέγειςlegeisG3004the “AmenἀμὴνamēnG281” at yourgivingG2169ofG2169thanksG2169,sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he does not understandG3609whatτίtiG5101you are sayingG3004?

17For you are givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστεῖς,eucharisteisG2168wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573enough,but the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087personG2087is notedifiedοἰκοδομεῖται.¶oikodomeitaiG3618.

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.

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