1 Corinthians 14:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

For hee that speaketh a strange tongue, speaketh not vnto men, but vnto God: for no man heareth him: howbeit in the spirit he speaketh secret things.

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  • 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 And though I had the gift of prophecie, and knewe all secrets and all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I could remooue mountaines and had not loue, I were nothing.
  • Acts 10:46 : 46 For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,
  • Acts 19:6 : 6 So Paul layde his handes vpon them, and the holy Ghost came on them, and they spake the tongues, and prophecied.
  • Mark 16:17 : 17 And these tokens shall folowe them that beleeue, In my Name they shall cast out deuils, and shall speake with newe tongues,
  • Acts 2:4-9 : 4 And they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the Spirit gaue them vtterance. 5 And there were dwelling at Hierusalem Iewes, men that feared God, of euery nation vnder heauen. 6 Nowe when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake his owne language. 7 And they wondered al, and marueiled, saying among themselues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile? 8 How then heare we euery man our owne language, wherein we were borne? 9 Parthians, and Medes, & Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, and of Iudea, and of Cappadocia, of Pontus, and Asia, 10 And of Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt, & of the partes of Libya, which is beside Cyrene, & strangers of Rome, and Iewes, & Proselytes, 11 Creetes, and Arabians: wee hearde them speake in our owne tongues the wonderful works of God.
  • 1 Cor 15:51 : 51 Behold, I shewe you a secret thing, We shall not all sleepe, but we shall all be changed,
  • Eph 3:3-9 : 3 That is, that God by reuelation hath shewed this mysterie vnto me (as I wrote aboue in fewe wordes, 4 Whereby when ye reade, ye may knowe mine vnderstanding in the mysterie of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reueiled vnto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit, 6 That the Gentiles should be inheriters also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel, 7 Whereof I am made a minister by the gift of the grace of God giuen vnto me through the effectuall working of his power. 8 Euen vnto me the least of all Saints is this grace giuen, that I should preach among the Gentiles the vnsearchable riches of Christ, 9 And to make cleare vnto all men what the felowship of the mysterie is, which from the beginning of the world hath bene hid in God, who hath created all things by Iesus Christ,
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to publish the secret of the Gospel,
  • Col 1:26-27 : 26 Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes, 27 To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
  • Col 2:2 : 2 That their heartes might be comforted, and they knit together in loue, and in all riches of the full assurance of vnderstanding, to know the mysterie of God, euen the Father, and of Christ:
  • 1 Tim 3:9 : 9 Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controuersie, great is the mysterie of godlinesse, which is, God is manifested in the flesh, iustified in the Spirit, seene of Angels, preached vnto the Gentiles, beleeued on in the world, and receiued vp in glorie.
  • Rev 10:7 : 7 But in the dayes of the voyce of the seuenth Angel, when he shall beginne to blow the trumpet, euen the mysterie of God shalbe finished, as he hath declared to his seruants the Prophets.
  • Acts 22:9 : 9 Moreouer they that were with me, sawe in deede a light and were afraide: but they heard not the voyce of him that spake vnto me.
  • Rom 16:25 : 25 To him nowe that is of power to establish you according to my Gospel, and preaching of Iesus Christ, by the reuelation of the mysterie, which was kept secrete since the worlde began:
  • 1 Cor 2:7 : 7 But we speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hid wisedom, which God had determined before the world, vnto our glory.
  • 1 Cor 2:10 : 10 But God hath reueiled them vnto vs by his Spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepe things of God.
  • 1 Cor 14:9-9 : 9 So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shal speake in the ayre. 10 There are so many kindes of voyces (as it commeth to passe) in the world, and none of them is dumme. 11 Except I know then the power of ye voyce, I shall be vnto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh, shalbe a barbarian vnto me.
  • 1 Cor 14:16 : 16 Else, when thou blessest with the spirit, howe shall hee that occupieth the roome of the vnlearned, say Amen, at thy giuing of thankes, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?
  • 1 Cor 14:18-23 : 18 I thanke my God, I speake languages more then ye all. 19 Yet had I rather in the Church to speake fiue wordes with mine vnderstanding, that I might also instruct others, then ten thousande wordes in a strange tongue. 20 Brethren, be not children in vnderstanding, but as concerning maliciousnes be children, but in vnderstanding be of a ripe age. 21 In the Lawe it is written, By men of other tongues, and by other languages will I speake vnto this people: yet so shal they not heare me, sayth the Lord. 22 Wherefore strange tongues are for a signe, not to them that beleeue, but to them that beleeue not: but prophecying serueth not for them that beleeue not, but for them which beleeue. 23 If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes?
  • Gen 11:7 : 7 Come on, let vs goe downe, and there confound their language, that euery one perceiue not anothers speache.
  • Gen 42:23 : 23 (And they were not aware that Ioseph vnderstoode them: for he spake vnto them by an interpreter.)
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 The Lord shall bring a nation vpon thee from farre, euen from the ende of the world, flying swift as an Egle: a nation whose tongue thou shalt not vnderstand:
  • Ps 49:3-4 : 3 My mouth shal speake of wisdome, and the meditation of mine heart is of knowledge. 4 I will incline mine eare to a parable, and vtter my graue matter vpon the harpe.
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will declare high sentences of olde.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he answered, & said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you, to know the secretes of the kingdome of heauen, but to the it is not giue.
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 And he saide vnto them, To you it is giuen to knowe the mysterie of the kingdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges bee done in parables,
  • 2 Kgs 18:26 : 26 Then Eliakim the sonne of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Ioah said vnto Rabshakeh, Speake I pray thee, to thy seruants in the Aramites language, for we vnderstand it, and talke not with vs in the Iewes tongue, in the audience of the people that are on the wall.
  • 1 Cor 14:27-28 : 27 If any man speake a strange tongue, let it be by two, or at the most, by three, and that by course, and let one interprete. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, which speaketh languages, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.

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  • 1 Cor 14:3-28
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    3But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto me to edifying, and to exhortation, and to comfort.

    4He that speaketh strange language, edifieth himselfe: but hee that prophecieth, edifieth the Church.

    5I would that ye all spake strange languages, but rather that ye prophecied: for greater is hee that prophecieth, then hee that speaketh diuers tongues, except hee expounde it, that the Church may receiue edification.

    6And nowe, brethren, if I come vnto you speaking diuers tongues, what shall I profite you, except I speake to you, either by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecying, or by doctrine?

    7Moreouer things without life which giue a sounde, whether it be a pipe or an harpe, except they make a distinction in the soundes, how shall it be knowen what is piped or harped?

    8And also if the trumpet giue an vncertaine sound, who shall prepare himselfe to battell?

    9So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shal speake in the ayre.

    10There are so many kindes of voyces (as it commeth to passe) in the world, and none of them is dumme.

    11Except I know then the power of ye voyce, I shall be vnto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh, shalbe a barbarian vnto me.

    12Euen so, forasmuch as ye couet spirituall giftes, seeke that ye may excell vnto the edifying of the Church.

    13Wherefore, let him that speaketh a strange tongue, pray, that he may interprete.

    14For if I pray in a strange togue, my spirit prayeth: but mine vnderstading is without fruite.

    15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I wil pray with the vnderstanding also: I wil sing with the spirite, but I will sing with the vnderstanding also.

    16Else, when thou blessest with the spirit, howe shall hee that occupieth the roome of the vnlearned, say Amen, at thy giuing of thankes, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?

    17For thou verely giuest thankes well, but the other is not edified.

    18I thanke my God, I speake languages more then ye all.

    19Yet had I rather in the Church to speake fiue wordes with mine vnderstanding, that I might also instruct others, then ten thousande wordes in a strange tongue.

    20Brethren, be not children in vnderstanding, but as concerning maliciousnes be children, but in vnderstanding be of a ripe age.

    21In the Lawe it is written, By men of other tongues, and by other languages will I speake vnto this people: yet so shal they not heare me, sayth the Lord.

    22Wherefore strange tongues are for a signe, not to them that beleeue, but to them that beleeue not: but prophecying serueth not for them that beleeue not, but for them which beleeue.

    23If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes?

    24But if all prophecie, and there come in one that beleeueth not, or one vnlearned, hee is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of all,

    25And so are the secrets of his heart made manifest, and so he will fall downe on his face and worship God, and say plainely that God is in you in deede.

    26What is to be done then, brethren? when ye come together, according as euery one of you hath a Psalme, or hath doctrine, or hath a tongue, or hath reuelation, or hath interpretation, let all things be done vnto edifying.

    27If any man speake a strange tongue, let it be by two, or at the most, by three, and that by course, and let one interprete.

    28But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, which speaketh languages, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.

  • 1 Cor 14:1
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    1Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie.

  • 1 Cor 14:38-39
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    38And if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

    39Wherefore, brethren, couet to prophecie, and forbid not to speake languages.

  • 1 Cor 2:13-15
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    13Which things also we speake, not in the woordes which mans wisedome teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spirituall things with spirituall things.

    14But the naturall man perceiueth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can hee knowe them, because they are spiritually discerned.

    15But hee that is spirituall, discerneth all things: yet he himselfe is iudged of no man.

  • 1 Cor 2:10-11
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    10But God hath reueiled them vnto vs by his Spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepe things of God.

    11For what man knoweth the things of a man, saue the spirite of a man, which is in him? Euen so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God.

  • 1 Cor 12:10-11
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    10And to another the operations of great workes: and to another, prophecie: and to another, the discerning of spirits: and to another, diuersities of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues.

    11And all these thinges worketh one and the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man seuerally as he will.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant.

  • Isa 28:11
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    11For with a stammering tongue and with a strange language shall he speake vnto this people.

  • 1 Cor 13:1
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    1Though I speake with the tongues of men and Angels, and haue not loue, I am as sounding brasse, or a tinkling cymbal.

  • Matt 10:20
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    20For it is not yee that speake, but the spirite of your father which speaketh in you.

  • 2 Cor 12:4
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    4How that he was taken vp into Paradise, and heard words which cannot be spoken, which are not possible for man to vtter.

  • 1 Cor 14:30-32
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    30And if any thing be reueiled to another that sitteth by, let the first holde his peace.

    31For ye may all prophecie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.

    32And the spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets.

  • Rom 8:26
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    26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we knowe not what to pray as wee ought: but the Spirit it selfe maketh request for vs with sighs, which cannot be expressed.

  • 1 Cor 12:30
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    30Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all interprete?

  • 1 Cor 12:3
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    3Wherefore, I declare vnto you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Iesus execrable: also no man can say that Iesus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghost.

  • Acts 2:4
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    4And they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the Spirit gaue them vtterance.

  • 1 Cor 2:7
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    7But we speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hid wisedom, which God had determined before the world, vnto our glory.

  • Luke 8:10
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    10And he sayd, Vnto you it is giuen to know the secrets of ye kingdome of God, but to other in parables, that when they see, they shoulde not see, and when they heare, they should not vnderstand.