Revised Version 1895

1 Corinthians 14

1FollowafterG1161loveἀγάπην·agapēnG26;yetG1161desireζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206earnestlyG2206spiritualπνευματικά,pneumatikaG4152gifts,butG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatG2443yemayG2443prophesyπροφητεύητε.prophēteuēteG4395.

2ForγὰρgarG1063heG1161thatἀκούει,akoueiG191speakethinG2316atongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100speakethnotG3756untomenG444,butG1161untoGodθεῷ·theōG2316;forγὰρgarG1063noG3756manG444understandeth;butG1161inG2316theὁhoG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151heG1161speakethmysteriesμυστήρια·mustēriaG3466.

3ButG1161heG2532thatG1161prophesieth speaketh untomenἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,andG2532comfortπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,andG2532consolationπαραμυθίαν.paramuthianG3889.

4HeG1161thatG1161speakethinλαλῶνlalōnG2980atongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiethhimselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438;butG1161heG1161thatG1161prophesieth edifieththeG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.

5NowG1161IG1487wouldΘέλωThelōG2309haveyouG5210allG3956speakG2980withG2980tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,butG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatG2443yeshouldG2443prophesyG4395:andG1161greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173isheG1161thatG2443prophesieththanἢēG2228heG1161thatG2443speakethwithG2980tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,exceptG1487heG1161interpretδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,thatG2443theG3956churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577mayG2443receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.

6ButG1161nowG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifG1437IG1437comeἔλθωelthōG2064untoyouG5210speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980withG1722tonguesG1100,whatτίtiG5101shallG1100IG1437profitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623youG5210,unlessG1437IG1437speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980toπρὸςprosG4314youG5210eitherἢēG2228byG1722wayG1722ofG1722revelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602,orἢēG2228ofG1722knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,orἢēG2228ofG1722prophesyingπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394,orἢēG2228ofG1722teachingδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?

7EvenG1437thingsG3588withoutG3361life,givingδιδόντα,didontaG1325avoiceG5456,whetherG1535pipeorG2228harpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,ifG1437theyG1437giveδῷ,dōG1325notG3361adistinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293inG2228theG3588soundsφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,howπῶςpōsG4459shallitG1437beG2228knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097whatG3588is pipedorG2228harped?

8ForG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437theG2532trumpetσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536giveδῷ,dōG1325anG1325uncertainvoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whoτίςtisG5101shallG2532prepareπαρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaiG3903himselfεἰςeisG1519forG1063warπόλεμον;polemonG4171?

9SoG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye,unlessG1437yeutterδῶτε,dōteG1325byδιὰdiaG1223theG3588tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100speechλόγονlogonG3056easytoG1519beἔσεσθεesestheG1510understoodG1097,howπῶςpōsG4459shallG2532itG1437beG1510knownG1097whatG3588isG1510spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980?forγὰρgarG1063yewillG1510beG1510speakingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980intoG1519theG3588airἀέραaeraG109.

10ThereG1510areG1510,itG1510mayG2532beG1510,soG2532manyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085ofG5456voicesG5456inἐνenG1722theG2532worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,andG2532noοὐδὲνoudenG3762kindG1085isG1510withoutG2532signification.

11IfG1437thenG2532IG1473knowG1492notμὴmēG3361theG3588meaningG1411ofG1411theG3588voiceφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456,IG1473shallG2532beἔσομαιesomaiG1510toG2532himG2532thatG1437speakethaG1510barbarianβάρβαροςbarbarosG915,andG2532heG2532thatG1437speakethwillG1510beG1510aG1510barbarianβάρβαρος·barbarosG915untomeG1473.

12SoG2443alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893yeareἐστεesteG1510zealousζηλωταίzēlōtaiG2207ofG4151spiritualG4151gifts,seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212thatG2443yemayG2532aboundπερισσεύητε.¶perisseuēteG4052untotheτὴνtēnG3588edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619ofG4151theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

13WhereforeG1352letG2443himG2443thatG2443speakethinλαλῶνlalōnG2980atongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100prayπροσευχέσθωproseuchesthōG4336thatG2443heG1352mayG2443interpretδιερμηνεύῃ.diermēneuēG1329.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437IG1473prayG4336inG1161aG1510tongueγλώσσῃ,glōssēG1100, myspiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151prayeth,butG1161myunderstandingνοῦςnousG3563isG1510unfruitfulἄκαρπόςakarposG175.

15WhatτίtiG5101isG1510itG1161thenG2532?IG2532willG1510prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336withG2532theτῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,andG2532IG2532willG1510prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomaiG4336withG2532theτῷtōG3588understandingνοΐ·noiG3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532:IG2532willG1510singψαλῶpsalōG5567withG2532theτῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,andG2532IG2532willG1510singψαλῶpsalōG5567withG2532theτῷtōG3588understandingνοΐ.noiG3563alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

16ElseifG1437thoublessεὐλογῇςeulogēasG2127withἐπὶepiG1909theG3588spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,howπῶςpōsG4459shallheG1437thatG3004filleththeG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117ofG4151theG3588unlearnedsayλέγειςlegeisG3004theG3588AmenἀμὴνamēnG281at thygivingG2169ofG4151thanksG2169,seeingG1492heG1437knowethnotοὐκoukG3756whatτίtiG5101thou sayest?

17ForγὰρgarG1063thou verily givestthanksεὐχαριστεῖς,eucharisteisG2168wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588otherἕτεροςheterosG2087isnotοὐκoukG3756edifiedοἰκοδομεῖται.¶oikodomeitaiG3618.

18IG3956thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316,IG3956speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980withG2316tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanyouG5210allG3956:

19howbeitinG1722theτῷtōG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577IG1473hadratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980fiveπέντεpenteG4002wordsλόγουςlogousG3056withG1722myG1722understandingνοΐnoiG3563,thatἵναinaG2443IG1473mightG2532instructκατηχήσω,katēchēsōG2727othersἄλλουςallousG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532,thanἢēG2228tenμυρίουςmuriousG3463thousandG3463wordsλόγουςlogousG3056inG1722atongueγλώσσῃ.¶glōssēG1100.

20BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,beG1096notμὴmēG3361childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813inG1096mind: howbeitinG1096maliceκακίᾳkakiaG2549beG1096ye babes,butδὲdeG1161inG1096mindbeG1096men.

21InἐνenG1722theG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551itG3779iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,ByἐνenG1722menG3778ofG3551strangeG2084tonguesG2084andG2532byἐνenG1722theG3588lipsχείλεσινcheilesinG5491ofG3551strangersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087willG2962IG1473speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980untothisG3778peopleλαῷlaōG2992;andG2532notοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761evenG2532thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779willG2962theyG2532hearmeλέγειlegeiG3004, saiththeG3588Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

22WhereforetonguesγλῶσσαιglōssaiG1100areG1510forG1519aG1510signσημεῖόνsēmeionG4592,notοὐouG3756toG1519themG4100thatG4100believeG4100,butG1161toG1519theG3588unbelievingἀπίστοις,apistoisG571:butG1161prophesyingπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394isG1510forG1519aG1510signG4592,notοὐouG3756toG1519theG3588unbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571,butG1161toG1519themG4100thatG4100believeG4100.

23IfἐὰνeanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767theG3956wholeὅληholēG3650churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577beG2532assembledG4905togetherG4905,andG2532allG3956speakλαλῶσινlalōsinG2980withG1909tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,andG2532thereδὲdeG1161comeεἰσέλθωσινeiselthōsinG1525inG1909menG3956unlearnedorἢēG2228unbelievingἄπιστοι,apistoiG571,willG3956theyαὐτὸautoG846notοὐκoukG3756sayG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754ye aremadμαίνεσθε;mainestheG3105?

24ButG1161ifG1437allG3956prophesyπροφητεύωσιν,prophēteuōsinG4395,andG1161thereG1161comeεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525inG3956oneτιςtisG5100unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571orἢēG2228unlearned,heG1437isreprovedἐλέγχεταιelegchetaiG1651byὑπὸhupoG5259allG3956,heG1437is judgedbyὑπὸhupoG5259allG3956;

25theG3588secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927ofG2316hisG846heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588areG1510madeγίνεται,ginetaiG1096manifest;andG2532soG2532heG2532willG2316fallG4098downG4098onἐπὶepiG1909hisG846faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383andG2532worshipπροσκυνήσειproskunēseiG4352GodθεῷtheōG2316,declaringἀπαγγέλλωνapangellōnG518thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510amongἐνenG1722youG5210indeedG2532.

26WhatΤίTiG5101isG1510itG3752thenοὖνounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί;adelphoiG80?WhenὅτανhotanG3752yecomeG1096togetherσυνέρχησθε,sunerchēstheG4905,eachG1538oneG1538hath apsalmψαλμὸνpsalmonG5568, hath ateachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322, hath arevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602, hath atongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100, hathanG2192interpretationἑρμηνείανhermēneianG2058.LetG1096allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956beG1510doneG1096untoedifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.

27IfεἴτεeiteG1535anyG5100manG5100speakethinG2596atongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100,letG2228itG2532beG2532byG2596twoδύοduoG1417,orG2228attheτὸtoG3588mostG4183threeτρεῖςtreisG5140,andG2532thatG5100inG2596turnμέρος·merosG3313;andG2532letG2228oneεἷςheisG1520interpretδιερμηνευέτω·diermēneuetōG1329:

28butG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437thereG1510beᾖēG1510noG3361interpreterδιερμηνευτής,diermēneutēsG1328,letG1510himG2532keepG3361silenceinἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ,ekklēsiaG1577;andG2532letG1510himG2532speakλαλείτωlaleitōG2980toG2532himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,andG2532toG2532Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

29AndG2532letG2228theG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396speakλαλείτωσαν,laleitōsanG2980byG2228twoδύοduoG1417orG2228threeτρεῖςtreisG5140,andG2532letG2228theG3588othersἄλλοιalloiG243discernδιακρινέτωσαν·diakrinetōsanG1252.

30ButG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437arevelationG601beG4413madeG601toG4413anotherἄλλῳallōG243sittingκαθημένῳ,kathēmenōG2521byG1161, lettheὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413keepσιγάτω.sigatōG4601silence.

31ForγὰρgarG1063yeallπάντεςpantesG3956canδύνασθεdunastheG1410prophesyπροφητεύειν,prophēteueinG4395oneἕναhenaG1520byκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596oneG1520,thatἵναinaG2443allπάντεςpantesG3956mayG2532learnμανθάνωσινmanthanōsinG3129,andG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956mayG2532beG2532comfortedπαρακαλῶνται·parakalōntaiG3870;

32andG2532theG2532spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151ofG4151theG2532prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396aresubjectὑποτάσσεται·hupotassetaiG5293toG2532theG2532prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396;

33forγάρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756aGodG2316ofG2316confusionἀκαταστασίαςakatastasiasG181,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ofG2316peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515;asὡςhōsG5613inἐνenG1722allG3956theG3956churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577ofG2316theG3956saintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40.

34LetG2010theΑἱHaiG3588womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135keepσιγάτωσαν·sigatōsanG4601silenceinG1722theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577:forγὰρgarG1063itG846isnotοὐouG3756permittedG2010untothemG846toλέγει.legeiG3004speakλαλεῖν,laleinG2980;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235letG2010themG846beG2532inG1722subjectionὑποτασσέσθωσανhupotassesthōsanG5293,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531alsoκαὶkaiG2532saiththeὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551.

35AndG1161ifεἰeiG1487theyG1161wouldG5100learnμαθεῖνmatheinG3129anythingτιtiG5100,letG1510themG1722askἐπερωτάτωσαν·eperōtatōsanG1905theirG1722ownἰδίουςidiousG2398husbandsἄνδραςandrasG435athomeοἴκῳoikōG3624:forG1063itG1161isG1510shamefulαἰσχρὸνaischronG150forG1063aG1510womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135toθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980inG1722theτοὺςtousG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577.

36WhatὁhoG3588? wasitG575fromG575youG5210thatG2316theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316wentG1831forthG1831?orG2228cameG1831itG575untoyouG5210aloneμόνουςmonousG3441?

37IfΕἴEiG1487anyG5100manG5100thinketh himselftoG5100beG1510aG1510prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,orἢēG2228spiritualπνευματικός,pneumatikosG4152,letG1510himG3739takeἐπιγινωσκέτωepiginōsketōG1921knowledgeofG2962theG3739thingsἃhaG3739whichG3739IG3739writeγράφωgraphōG1125untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754theyG3739areG1510theG3739commandmentofG2962theG3739LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

38ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyG5100manG5100isignorantἀγνοεῖ,agnoeiG50, let himbeG5100ignorantἀγνοεῖται.¶agnoeitaiG50.

39Wherefore,myG2532brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,desireζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206earnestlyG2206toG2532prophesyπροφητεύειν,prophēteueinG4395,andG2532forbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967notμὴmēG3361toG2532speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980withG2532tonguesγλώσσαις.glōssaisG1100.

40ButδὲdeG1161letG1096allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956beG1096doneG1096decentlyεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsG2156andκαὶkaiG2532inκατὰkataG2596orderτάξινtaxinG5010.

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