1 Corinthians 14:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all:

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 1:4-6 : 4 I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus; 5 So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort; 6 Even as the witness of the Christ has been made certain among you:
  • 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 14:19
    82%

    19But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-17
    9 verses
    81%

    9So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air.

    10There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense.

    11But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me.

    12So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

    13For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense.

    14For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.

    15What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

    16For if you give a blessing with the spirit, how will the man who has no knowledge say, So be it, after your prayer, seeing that he has not taken in what you are saying?

    17For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge.

  • 1 Cor 14:1-6
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    1Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

    2For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

    3But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.

    4He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.

    5Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.

    6But, now, my brothers, if I come to you using tongues, what profit will it be to you, if I do not give you a revelation, or knowledge, or the word of the prophet, or teaching?

  • 1 Cor 1:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;

    5So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;

  • Phil 1:3
    72%

    3I give praise to my God at every memory of you,

  • 1 Cor 14:26-28
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    26What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

    27If any man makes use of a tongue, let it not be more than two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let someone give the sense:

    28But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.

  • 1 Cor 14:39
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    39So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.

  • Phlm 1:4
    71%

    4I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,

  • Rom 1:8
    71%

    8First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.

  • 1 Cor 14:21-23
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    21In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord.

    22For this reason tongues are for a sign, not to those who have faith, but to those who have not: but the prophet's word is for those who have faith, and not for the rest who have not.

    23If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced?

  • 1 Cor 1:14
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    14I give praise to God that not one of you had baptism from me, but Crispus and Gaius;

  • Eph 1:16
    70%

    16Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

  • 1 Cor 12:30
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    30Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?

  • 1 Cor 10:30
    69%

    30But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

  • Rom 15:15
    69%

    15But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,

  • 1 Cor 13:1
    69%

    1If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.

  • 2 Cor 11:17-18
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    69%

    17What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.

    18Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.

  • 1 Cor 15:10-11
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    10But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

    11If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

  • 1 Thess 1:2
    69%

    2We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;

  • 2 Cor 9:15
    69%

    15Praise be to God for what he has given, which words have no power to say.

  • 2 Thess 1:3
    68%

    3It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

  • 2 Cor 2:14
    68%

    14But praise be to God who makes us strong to overcome in Christ, and makes clear through us in every place the value of the knowledge of him.

  • Rom 15:17
    68%

    17So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.

  • 2 Cor 4:15
    68%

    15For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

  • 1 Thess 3:9
    68%

    9For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

  • 1 Cor 12:1
    68%

    1But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

  • 1 Tim 1:12
    67%

    12I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,

  • 2 Cor 7:16
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    16It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

  • Col 4:4
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    4So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.