1 Corinthians 14:19

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an `unknown' tongue.

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  • 1 Cor 14:21-22 : 21 in the law it hath been written, that, `With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;' 22 so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophesy `is' not for the unbelieving, but for the believing,
  • 1 Cor 14:4 : 4 he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

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    1 Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,

    2 for he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue -- to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets;

    3 and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort;

    4 he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

    5 and I wish you all to speak with tongues, and more that ye may prophecy, for greater is he who is prophesying than he who is speaking with tongues, except one may interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

    6 And now, brethren, if I may come unto you speaking tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or in teaching?

    7 yet the things without life giving sound -- whether pipe or harp -- if a difference in the sounds they may not give, how shall be known that which is piped or that which is harped?

    8 for if also an uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who shall prepare himself for battle?

    9 so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give -- how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.

    10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is unmeaning,

    11 if, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him who is speaking a foreigner, and he who is speaking, is to me a foreigner;

    12 so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;

    13 wherefore he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue -- let him pray that he may interpret;

    14 for if I pray in an `unknown' tongue, my spirit doth pray, and my understanding is unfruitful.

    15 What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing psalms with the spirit, and I will sing psalms also with the understanding;

    16 since, if thou mayest bless with the spirit, he who is filling the place of the unlearned, how shall he say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since what thou dost say he hath not known?

    17 for thou, indeed, dost give thanks well, but the other is not built up!

    18 I give thanks to my God -- more than you all with tongues speaking --

  • 1 Cor 14:26-29
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    26 What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

    27 if an `unknown' tongue any one do speak, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret;

    28 and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God.

    29 And prophets -- let two or three speak, and let the others discern,

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    20 Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

    21 in the law it hath been written, that, `With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;'

    22 so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophesy `is' not for the unbelieving, but for the believing,

    23 If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

    24 and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all,

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    38 and if any one is ignorant -- let him be ignorant;

    39 so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid;

    40 let all things be done decently and in order.

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    1 If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;

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    1 And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;

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    4 that I may manifest it, as it behoveth me to speak;

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    15 as to wise men I speak -- judge ye what I say:

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    17 That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this the confidence of boasting;

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    13 which things also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Holy Spirit, with spiritual things spiritual things comparing,

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    11 For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.

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    4 and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power --

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    17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but -- to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

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    19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

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    6 and even if unlearned in word -- yet not in knowledge, but in every thing we were made manifest in all things to you.

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    30 have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

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    10 because of this, these things -- being absent -- I write, that being present, I may not treat `any' sharply, according to the authority that the Lord did give me for building up, and not for casting down.

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    10 And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

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    19 but I will come quickly unto you, if the Lord may will, and I will know not the word of those puffed up, but the power;

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    19 The Spirit quench not;

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