1 Corinthians 14:4-19

4The one who 1speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 2edifiesG3618 himselfG1438; but the one who 3prophesiesG4395 4edifiesG3618 the churchG1577. 5NowG1161 I wishG2309 that you allG3956 5spokeG2980 in tonguesG1100, but 6ratherG3123 that you would prophesyG4395; and greaterG3173 is the one who prophesiesG4395 thanG2228 the one who 7speaksG2980 in tonguesG1100, unlessG1622G1487G3361 he interpretsG1329, soG2443 thatG2443 the churchG1577 may receiveG2983 8edificationG3619.

6But nowG3568, brothersG80 and sisters, ifG1437 I comeG2064 to you speakingG2980 in tonguesG1100, howG5101 will I benefitG5623 you unlessG1437G3361 I speakG2980 to you eitherG2228 by wayG1722 of 9revelationG602, orG2228 of 10knowledgeG1108, orG2228 of 11prophecyG4394, orG2228 of 12teachingG1322? 7YetG3676 even lifelessG895 instruments, whetherG1535 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 onG832 theG832 fluteG832 orG2228 on the harpG2789? 8For ifG1437 13the trumpetG4536 producesG1325 an indistinctG82 soundG5456, whoG5101 will prepareG3903 himself for battleG4171? 9SoG3779 you tooG2532, unlessG1437G3361 you produceG1325 intelligibleG2154 speechG3056 by the tongueG1100, howG4459 will it be knownG1097 what is spokenG2980? For you will just be 14talkingG2980 to the airG109. 10There are, perhapsG5177, a greatG5118 manyG5118 kindsG1085 of 15languagesG5456 in the worldG2889, and noneG3762 is incapableG880 ofG880 meaningG880. 11SoG3767 ifG1437 I do not knowG3609 the meaningG1411 of the languageG5456, I will be 16unintelligibleG915 to the one who speaksG2980, and the one who speaksG2980 will be unintelligibleG915 17to me. 12SoG3779 you tooG2532, sinceG1893 you are eagerG2207 toG2207 possessG2207 18spiritualG4151 gifts, striveG2212 to excelG4052 for the 19edificationG3619 of the churchG1577.

13ThereforeG1352, one who speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 is to prayG4336 that he may interpretG1329. 14For ifG1437 I prayG4336 in a tongueG1100, my spiritG4151 praysG4336, but my mindG3563 is unproductiveG175. 1520WhatG5101 is the outcome thenG3767? I will prayG4336 with the spiritG4151, but I will prayG4336 with the mindG3563 alsoG2532; I will 21singG5567 with the spiritG4151, but I will singG5567 with the mindG3563 alsoG2532. 16ForG1893 otherwiseG1893, ifG1437 you blessG2127 God 22in the spiritG4151 only, howG4459 will the one who occupiesG378 the placeG5117 of the 23outsiderG2399 know to sayG3004 24the “AmenG281” at your 25givingG2169 ofG2169 thanksG2169, sinceG1894 he does not understandG3609 whatG5101 you are sayingG3004? 17For you are givingG2168 thanksG2168 wellG2573 enough, but the otherG2087 personG2087 is not 26edifiedG3618. 18I thankG2168 GodG2316, I speakG2980 in tonguesG1100 moreG3123 than you allG3956; 19neverthelessG235, in churchG1577 I preferG2309 to speakG2980 fiveG4002 wordsG3056 with my mindG3563 soG2443 thatG2443 I may instructG2727 othersG243 alsoG2532, ratherG2228 thanG2228 tenG3463 thousandG3463 wordsG3056 in a tongueG1100.