1 Corinthians 14:21
In 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.
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- Isa 28:11-12 : 11 No, but with broken talk, and with a strange tongue, he will give his word to this people: 12 To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new strength; but they would not give ear.
- John 10:34 : 34 In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?
- Deut 28:49 : 49 The Lord will send a nation against you from the farthest ends of the earth, coming with the flight of an eagle; a nation whose language is strange to you;
- Jer 5:15 : 15 See, I will send you a nation from far away, O people of Israel, says the Lord; a strong nation and an old nation, a nation whose language is strange to you, so that you may not get the sense of their words.
- Rom 3:19 : 19 Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:
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- Isa 28:11-122 verses83%
11No, but with broken talk, and with a strange tongue, he will give his word to this people:
12To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new strength; but they would not give ear.
- 1 Cor 14:22-243 verses80%
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?
24But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;
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21But as it is said in the holy Writings, They will see, to whom the news of him had not been given, and those to whose ears it had not come will have knowledge.
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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.
- 1 Cor 14:9-113 verses75%
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.
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26Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
- Ezek 3:5-62 verses73%
5For you are not sent to a people whose talk is strange and whose language is hard, but to the children of Israel;
6Not to a number of peoples whose talk is strange and whose language is hard and whose words are not clear to you. Truly, if I sent you to them they would give ear to you.
- 1 Cor 14:18-203 verses73%
18I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all:
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.
20My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
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13For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.
14And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
- 1 Cor 14:4-74 verses73%
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?
7Even things without life, having a voice, such as a music-pipe or other instrument, if they do not give out different sounds, who may be certain what is being played?
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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.
- 1 Cor 14:13-153 verses72%
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.
- Isa 29:12-132 verses71%
12And they give it to one without learning, saying, Make clear to us what is in the book: and he says, I have no knowledge of writing.
13And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;
- 1 Cor 14:26-283 verses70%
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.
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19Never again will you see the cruel people, a people whose tongue has no sense for you; whose language is strange to you.
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27And you are to say all these words to them, but they will not give ear to you: you will send out your voice to them, but they will give no answer.
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21Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:
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9And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.
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17They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.
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10To whom am I to give word, witnessing so that they may take note? see, their ears are stopped, and they are not able to give attention: see, the word of the Lord has been a cause of shame to them, they have no delight in it.
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26And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.
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5They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
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9For they are an uncontrolled people, false-hearted, who will not give ear to the teaching of the Lord:
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18But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
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8As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.
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8And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth?
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3There are no words or language; their voice makes no sound.
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14But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
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46And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,
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43Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.
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21Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?
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4And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
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12So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.