1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:2-28

2ForG1063 he that speakethG2980 in an unknown tongueG1100 speakethG2980 notG3756 to menG444, butG235 to GodG2316: forG1063 no manG3762 understandethG191 him ; yetG1161 in the spiritG4151 he speakethG2980 mysteriesG3466.1 3ButG1161 he that prophesiethG4395 speakethG2980 to menG444 to edificationG3619, andG2532 exhortationG3874, andG2532 comfortG3889. 4He that speakethG2980 in an unknown tongueG1100 edifiethG3618 himselfG1438; butG1161 he that prophesiethG4395 edifiethG3618 the churchG1577. 5I wouldG2309 that yeG5209 allG3956 spokeG2980 with tonguesG1100, butG1161 ratherG3123 thatG2443 ye prophesiedG4395: forG1063 greaterG3187 is he that prophesiethG4395 thanG2228 he that speakethG2980 with tonguesG1100, exceptG1622G1508 he interpretG1329, thatG2443 the churchG1577 may receiveG2983 edifyingG3619.

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NowG3570, brethrenG80, ifG1437 I comeG2064 toG4314 youG5209 speakingG2980 with tonguesG1100, whatG5101 shall I profitG5623 youG5209, exceptG3362 I shall speakG2980 to youG5213 eitherG2228 byG1722 revelationG602, orG2228 byG1722 knowledgeG1108, orG2228 byG1722 prophesyingG4394, orG2228 byG1722 doctrineG1322? 7And evenG3676 things without lifeG895 givingG1325 soundG5456, whetherG1535 pipeG836 orG1535 harpG2788, exceptG3362 they giveG1325 a distinctionG1293 in the soundsG5353, howG4459 shall it be knownG1097 what is pipedG832 orG2228 harpedG2789?2 8ForG1063G2532 ifG1437 the trumpetG4536 shall giveG1325 an uncertainG82 soundG5456, whoG5101 shall prepare himselfG3903 forG1519 battleG4171? 9SoG3779 likewiseG2532 yeG5210, exceptG3362 ye utterG1325 byG1223 the tongueG1100 wordsG3056 easy to be understoodG2154, howG4459 shall it be knownG1097 what is spokenG2980? forG1063 ye shallG2071 speakG2980 intoG1519 the airG109.3 10There areG2076, it may beG5177, so manyG5118 kindsG1085 of voicesG5456 inG1722 the worldG2889, andG2532 none of themG3762 is without significationG880G846. 11ThereforeG3767 ifG3362 I knowG1492 notG3362 the meaningG1411 of the voiceG5456, I shall beG2071 to him that speakethG2980 a barbarianG915, andG2532 he that speakethG2980 shall be a barbarianG915 toG1722 meG1698. 12EvenG2532 soG3779 yeG5210, forasmuch asG1893 ye areG2075 zealousG2207 of spiritualG4151 gifts, seekG2212 thatG2443 ye may excelG4052 toG4314 the edifyingG3619 of the churchG1577.4 13ThereforeG1355 let him that speakethG2980 in an unknown tongueG1100 prayG4336 thatG2443 he may interpretG1329. 14ForG1063 ifG1437 I prayG4336 in an unknown tongueG1100, myG3450 spiritG4151 prayethG4336, butG1161 myG3450 understandingG3563 isG2076 unfruitfulG175.

15WhatG5101 is itG2076 thenG3767? I will prayG4336 with the spiritG4151, andG1161 I will prayG4336 with the understandingG3563 alsoG2532: I will singG5567 with the spiritG4151, andG1161 I will singG5567 with the understandingG3563 alsoG2532. 16ElseG1893 whenG1437 thou shalt blessG2127 with the spiritG4151, howG4459 shall he that occupiethG378 the placeG5117 of the unlearnedG2399 sayG2046 AmenG281 atG1909 thyG4674 giving of thanksG2169, seeingG1894 he understandethG1492 notG3756 whatG5101 thou sayestG3004? 17ForG1063 thouG4771 verilyG3303 givest thanksG2168 wellG2573, butG235 the otherG2087 isG3618 notG3756 edifiedG3618. 18I thankG2168 myG3450 GodG2316, I speakG2980 with tonguesG1100 more thanG3123 yeG5216 allG3956: 19YetG235 inG1722 the churchG1577 I had ratherG2309 speakG2980 fiveG4002 wordsG3056 withG1223 myG3450 understandingG3563, thatG2443 by my voice I may teachG2727 othersG243 alsoG2532, thanG2228 ten thousandG3463 wordsG3056 inG1722 an unknown tongueG1100. 20BrethrenG80, beG1096 notG3361 childrenG3813 in understandingG5424: yetG235 in maliceG2549 be ye childrenG3515, butG1161 in understandingG5424 beG1096 menG5046.5

21InG1722 the lawG3551 it is writtenG1125, WithG1722 men of other tonguesG2084 andG2532 otherG1722G2087 lipsG5491 will I speakG2980 to thisG5129 peopleG2992; andG2532 yet for allG3779 that will theyG1522 notG3761 hearG1522 meG3450, saithG3004 the LordG2962. 22ThereforeG5620 tonguesG1100 areG1526 forG1519 a signG4592, notG3756 to them that believeG4100, butG235 to them that believe notG571: butG1161 prophesyingG4394 serveth notG3756 for them that believe notG571, butG235 for them who believeG4100. 23IfG1437 thereforeG3767 the wholeG3650 churchG1577 is assembledG4905 inG1909 one placeG846, andG2532 allG3956 speakG2980 with tonguesG1100, andG1161 there come inG1525 those that are unlearnedG2399, orG2228 unbelieversG571, will theyG2046 notG3756 sayG2046 thatG3754 ye are madG3105? 24ButG1161 ifG1437 allG3956 prophesyG4395, andG1161 there come inG1525 oneG5100 that believeth notG571, orG2228 one unlearnedG2399, he is convictedG1651 byG5259 allG3956, he is judgedG350 byG5259 allG3956: 25AndG2532 thusG3779 areG1096 the secretsG2927 of hisG846 heartG2588 madeG1096 knownG5318; andG2532 soG3779 falling downG4098 onG1909 his faceG4383 he will worshipG4352 GodG2316, and reportG518 thatG3754 GodG2316 isG2076 inG1722 youG5213 in truthG3689.

26HowG5101 is itG2076 thenG3767, brethrenG80? whenG3752 ye are assembledG4905, each oneG1538 of youG5216 hathG2192 a psalmG5568, hathG2192 a doctrineG1322, hathG2192 a tongueG1100, hathG2192 a revelationG602, hathG2192 an interpretationG2058. LetG1096 all thingsG3956 be doneG1096 forG4314 edificationG3619. 27IfG1535 any manG5100 speakethG2980 in an unknown tongueG1100, let it be byG2596 twoG1417, orG2228 at the mostG4118 by threeG5140, andG2532 that byG303 courseG3313; andG2532 letG1329 oneG1520 interpretG1329.6 28ButG1161 ifG3362 there isG5600 noG3362 interpreterG1328, let him keep silenceG4601 inG1722 the churchG1577; andG1161 let him speakG2980 to himselfG1438, andG2532 to GodG2316.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 14:2 understandeth: Gr. heareth ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 14:7 sounds: or, tunes ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 14:9 easy...: Gr. significant ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 14:12 of spiritual gifts: Gr. of spirits ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 14:20 men: Gr. perfect, or, of a ripe age ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 14:27 two...: by two or three sentences separately ↩

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