1 Corinthians 14:23

Authorized King James Version (1611)

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in [those that are] unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

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  • Acts 2:13 : 13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
  • Acts 26:24 : 24 ¶ And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
  • 1 Cor 11:18 : 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
  • Hos 9:7 : 7 ¶ The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know [it]: the prophet [is] a fool, the spiritual man [is] mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
  • John 10:20 : 20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

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  • 1 Cor 14:24-29
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    24But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or [one] unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

    25And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on [his] face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

    26¶ How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

    27If any man speak in an [unknown] tongue, [let it be] by two, or at the most [by] three, and [that] by course; and let one interpret.

    28But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

    29Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

  • 1 Cor 14:1-22
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    1¶ Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy.

    2For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

    3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

    4He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

    5I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater [is] he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

    6¶ Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

    7And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

    8For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

    9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

    10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them [is] without signification.

    11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh [shall be] a barbarian unto me.

    12Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

    13Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue pray that he may interpret.

    14For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

    15¶ What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

    16Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

    17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

    18I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

    19Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that [by my voice] I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an [unknown] tongue.

    20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

    21¶ In the law it is written, With [men of] other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

    22Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying [serveth] not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

  • 1 Cor 14:38-40
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    38But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

    39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

    40Let all things be done decently and in order.

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    29[Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?

    30Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

  • Acts 2:11-12
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    11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

    12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

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    6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

    7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

    8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

  • 1 Cor 13:1
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    1¶ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

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    36¶ What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

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

  • Acts 2:4
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    4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

  • Isa 28:11
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    11For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

  • Mark 16:17
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    17‹And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;›

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1¶ Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

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

  • 1 Cor 12:10
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    10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

  • 1 Cor 14:31
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    31For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

  • 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?

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