1 Corinthians 14:23

Geneva Bible (1560)

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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 2:13 : 13 And others mocked, and saide, They are full of newe wine.
  • Acts 26:24 : 24 And as he thus answered for himselfe, Festus said with a loude voyce, Paul, thou art besides thy selfe: much learning doeth make thee mad.
  • 1 Cor 11:18 : 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the Church, I heare that there are dissentions among you: and I beleeue it to be true in some part.
  • Hos 9:7 : 7 The daies of visitation are come: the daies of recompence are come: Israel shall knowe it: the Prophet is a foole: the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquitie: therefore the hatred is great.
  • John 10:20 : 20 And many of them sayd, He hath a deuill, and is mad: why heare ye him?

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  • 1 Cor 14:24-29
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    82%

    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.

    29Let the Prophets speake two, or three, and let the other iudge.

  • 1 Cor 14:1-22
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    1Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie.

    2For 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.

    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.

  • 1 Cor 14:38-40
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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.

    40Let all things be done honestly, and by order.

  • 1 Cor 12:29-30
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    29Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? are all teachers?

    30Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all interprete?

  • Acts 2:11-12
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    11Creetes, and Arabians: wee hearde them speake in our owne tongues the wonderful works of God.

    12They were all then amased, and douted, saying one to another, What may this be?

  • Acts 2:6-8
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    6Nowe when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake his owne language.

    7And they wondered al, and marueiled, saying among themselues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile?

    8How then heare we euery man our owne language, wherein we were borne?

  • 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.

  • 1 Cor 14:36
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    36Came the worde of God out from you? either came it vnto you onely?

  • Acts 10:46
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    46For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

  • 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.

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

  • Mark 16:17
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    17And these tokens shall folowe them that beleeue, In my Name they shall cast out deuils, and shall speake with newe tongues,

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

  • 1 Cor 12:19
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    19For if they were all one member, where were the body?

  • 1 Cor 12:10
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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.

  • 1 Cor 14:31
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    31For ye may all prophecie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.

  • 1 Cor 12:17
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    17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4Wherein it seemeth to them strange, that yee runne not with them vnto the same excesse of riot: therefore speake they euill of you,