1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:2-4

2For the one who 1speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 does not speakG2980 to peopleG444, but to GodG2316; for noG3762 oneG3762 2understandsG191, but 3in his spiritG4151 he speaksG2980 4mysteriesG3466.

3But the one who prophesiesG4395 speaksG2980 to peopleG444 for 5edificationG3619, 67exhortationG3874, and consolationG3889.

4The one who 8speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 9edifiesG3618 himselfG1438; but the one who 10prophesiesG4395 11edifiesG3618 the churchG1577.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Mark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:18ff ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Lit hears ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Or by the Spirit ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 14:2 1 Cor 13:2 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 14:3 Rom 14:19; 1 Cor 14:5, 12, 17, 26 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 14:3 Or encouragement ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 14:3 Acts 4:36 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 14:4 Mark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:18ff, 26f ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 14:4 Rom 14:19; 1 Cor 14:5, 12, 17, 26 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 14:4 1 Cor 13:2 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 14:4 Rom 14:19; 1 Cor 14:5, 12, 17, 26 ↩

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