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1 Corinthians 14:9-19

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.

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