1
Pursue love,
yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but
especially that you may
prophesy.
Diwvkete V-PAM-2P th;n T-ASF ajgavphn, N-ASF zhlou'te V-PAM-2P de; CONJ ta; T-APN pneumatikav, A-APN ma'llon ADV de; CONJ i&na CONJ profhteuvhte. V-PAS-2P
2
For one who
speaks in a
tongue does not
speak to
men but to
God; for
no one understands, but in his
spirit he
speaks mysteries.
oJ T-NSM ga;r CONJ lalw'n V-PAP-NSM glwvssh/ N-DSF oujk PRT ajnqrwvpoi? N-DPM lalei' V-PAI-3S ajlla; CONJ qew'/, N-DSM oujdei;? A-NSF ga;r CONJ ajkouvei, V-PAI-3S pneuvmati N-DSN de; CONJ lalei' V-PAI-3S musthvria: N-APN
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But one who
prophesies speaks to
men for
edification and
exhortation and
consolation.
oJ T-NSM de; CONJ profhteuvwn V-PAP-NSM ajnqrwvpoi? N-DPM lalei' V-PAI-3S oijkodomh;n N-ASF kai; CONJ paravklhsin N-ASF kai; CONJ paramuqivan. N-ASF
4
One who
speaks in a
tongue edifies himself; but one who
prophesies edifies the
church.
oJ T-NSM lalw'n V-PAP-NSM glwvssh/ N-DSF eJauto;n F-3ASM oijkodomei': V-PAI-3S oJ T-NSM de; CONJ profhteuvwn V-PAP-NSM ejkklhsivan N-ASF oijkodomei'. V-PAI-3S
5
Now I
wish that you
all spoke in
tongues, but even
more that you would
prophesy; and
greater is one who
prophesies than one who
speaks in
tongues,
unless * he
interprets,
so that the
church may
receive edifying.
qevlw V-PAI-1S de; CONJ pavnta? A-APM uJma'? P-2AP lalei'n V-PAN glwvssai?, N-DPF ma'llon ADV de; CONJ i&na CONJ profhteuvhte: V-PAS-2P meivzwn A-NSM de; CONJ oJ T-NSM profhteuvwn V-PAP-NSM h^ T-NSF oJ T-NSM lalw'n V-PAP-NSM glwvssai?, N-DPF ejkto;? ADV eij COND mh; PRT diermhneuvh/, V-PAS-3S i&na CONJ hJ T-NSF ejkklhsiva N-NSF oijkodomh;n N-ASF lavbh/. V-2AAS-3S
6
But
now,
brethren,
if I
come to you
speaking in
tongues,
what will I
profit you
unless * I
speak to you
either by
way of
revelation or of
knowledge or of
prophecy or of
teaching?
Nu'n ADV dev, CONJ ajdelfoiv, N-VPM eja;n COND e~lqw V-2AAS-1S pro;? PREP uJma'? P-2AP glwvssai? N-DPF lalw'n, V-PAP-NSM tiv I-ASN uJma'? P-2AP wjfelhvsw, V-FAI-1S eja;n COND mh; PRT uJmi'n P-2DP lalhvsw V-AAS-1S h^ PRT ejn PREP ajpokaluvyei N-DSF h^ PRT ejn PREP gnwvsei N-DSF h^ PRT ejn PREP profhteiva/ N-DSF h^ PRT ?ejn? PREP didach'/; N-DSF
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Yet even
lifeless things,
either flute or harp, in
producing a
sound,
if they do not
produce a
distinction in the
tones,
how will it be
known what is
played on the
flute or on the
harp?
o&mw? CONJ ta; T-NPN a~yuca A-NPN fwnh;n N-ASF didovnta, V-PAP-NPN ei~te CONJ aujlo;? N-NSM ei~te CONJ kiqavra, N-NSF eja;n COND diastolh;n N-ASF toi'? T-DPM fqovggoi? N-DPM mh; PRT dw'/, V-2AAS-3S pw'? ADV gnwsqhvsetai V-FPI-3S to; T-NSN aujlouvmenon V-PPP-NSN h^ PRT to; T-NSN kiqarizovmenon; V-PPP-NSN
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For
if the
bugle produces an
indistinct sound,
who will
prepare himself for
battle?
kai; CONJ ga;r CONJ eja;n COND a~dhlon A-ASF savlpigx fwnh;n N-ASF dw'/, V-2AAS-3S tiv? I-NSM paraskeuavsetai V-FDI-3S eij? PREP povlemon; N-ASM
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So also you,
unless * you
utter by the
tongue speech that is
clear,
how will it be
known what is
spoken? For you will be
speaking into the
air.
ou&tw? ADV kai; CONJ uJmei'? P-2NP dia; PREP th'? T-GSF glwvssh? N-GSF eja;n COND mh; PRT eu~shmon A-ASM lovgon N-ASM dw'te, V-2AAS-2P pw'? ADV gnwsqhvsetai V-FPI-3S to; T-NSN lalouvmenon; V-PPP-NSN e~sesqe V-FXI-2P ga;r CONJ eij? PREP ajevra N-ASM lalou'nte?. V-PAP-NPM
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There are,
perhaps, a
great many kinds of
languages in the
world, and
no kind is
without meaning.
tosau'ta D-NPN eij COND tuvcoi V-2AAO-3S gevnh N-NPN fwnw'n N-GPM eijsin V-PXI-3P ejn PREP kovsmw/, N-DSM kai; CONJ oujde;n A-NSN a~fwnon: A-NSN
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If then I do not
know the
meaning of the
language, I will be to the one who
speaks a
barbarian, and the one who
speaks will be a
barbarian to me.
eja;n COND ou\n CONJ mh; PRT eijdw' V-RAS-1S th;n T-ASF duvnamin N-ASF th'? T-GSF fwnh'?, N-GSF e~somai V-FXI-1S tw'/ T-DSM lalou'nti V-PAP-DSM bavrbaro? A-NSM kai; CONJ oJ T-NSM lalw'n V-PAP-NSM ejn PREP ejmoi; P-1DS bavrbaro?. A-NSM
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So also you,
since you are
zealous of
spiritual gifts,
seek to
abound for the
edification of the
church.
ou&tw? ADV kai; CONJ uJmei'?, P-2NP ejpei; CONJ zhlwtaiv N-NPM ejste V-PXI-2P pneumavtwn, N-GPN pro;? PREP th;n T-ASF oijkodomh;n N-ASF th'? T-GSF ejkklhsiva? N-GSF zhtei'te V-PAM-2P i&na CONJ perisseuvhte. V-PAS-2P
13
Therefore let one who
speaks in a
tongue pray that he may
interpret.
dio; CONJ oJ T-NSM lalw'n V-PAP-NSM glwvssh/ N-DSF proseucevsqw V-PNM-3S i&na CONJ diermhneuvh/. V-PAS-3S
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For
if I
pray in a
tongue, my
spirit prays, but my
mind is
unfruitful.
eja;n COND ?ga;r? CONJ proseuvcwmai V-PNS-1S glwvssh/, N-DSF to; T-NSN pneu'mav N-NSN mou P-1GS proseuvcetai, V-PNI-3S oJ T-NSM de; CONJ nou'? N-NSM mou P-1GS a~karpov? A-NSM ejstin. V-PXI-3S
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What is the outcome
then? I will
pray with the
spirit and I will
pray with the
mind also; I will
sing with the
spirit and I will
sing with the
mind also.
tiv I-NSN ou\n CONJ ejstin; V-PXI-3S proseuvxomai tw'/ T-DSM pneuvmati, N-DSN proseuvxomai de; CONJ kai; CONJ tw'/ T-DSM noi?: N-DSM yalw' V-FAI-1S tw'/ T-DSM pneuvmati, N-DSN yalw' V-FAI-1S de; CONJ kai; CONJ tw'/ T-DSM noi?. N-DSM
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Otherwise if you
bless in the
spirit only,
how will the one who
fills the
place of the
ungifted say the
"Amen " at your
giving of
thanks,
since he does not
know what you are
saying?
ejpei; CONJ eja;n COND eujlogh'/? V-PAS-2S ?ejn? PREP pneuvmati, N-DSN oJ T-NSM ajnaplhrw'n V-PAP-NSM to;n T-ASM tovpon N-ASM tou' T-GSM ijdiwvtou N-GSM pw'? ADV ejrei' V-FAI-3S to; T-ASN #Amhvn HEB ejpi; PREP th'/ T-DSF sh'/ S-2DSF eujcaristiva/, N-DSF ejpeidh; CONJ tiv I-ASN levgei? V-PAI-2S oujk PRT oi\den; V-RAI-3S
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For you are
giving thanks well enough, but the
other person is not
edified.
su; P-2NS me;n PRT ga;r CONJ kalw'? ADV eujcaristei'?, V-PAI-2S ajll# CONJ oJ T-NSM e&tero? A-NSM oujk PRT oijkodomei'tai. V-PPI-3S
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I
thank God, I
speak in
tongues more than you
all;
eujcaristw' V-PAI-1S tw'/ T-DSM qew'/, N-DSM pavntwn A-GPM uJmw'n P-2GP ma'llon ADV glwvssai? N-DPF lalw': V-PAI-1S
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however, in the
church I
desire to
speak five words with my
mind so that I may
instruct others also,
rather than ten thousand words in a
tongue.
ajlla; CONJ ejn PREP ejkklhsiva/ N-DSF qevlw V-PAI-1S pevnte N-NUI lovgou? N-APM tw'/ T-DSM noi? N-DSM mou P-1GS lalh'sai, V-AAN i&na CONJ kai; CONJ a~llou? A-APM kathchvsw, V-AAS-1S h^ PRT murivou? A-APM lovgou? N-APM ejn PREP glwvssh/. N-DSF
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Brethren, do not be
children in your
thinking;
yet in
evil be
infants, but in your
thinking be
mature.
jAdelfoiv, N-VPM mh; PRT paidiva N-NPN givnesqe V-PNM-2P tai'? T-DPF fresivn, N-DPF ajlla; CONJ th'/ T-DSF kakiva/ N-DSF nhpiavzete, V-PAM-2P tai'? T-DPF de; CONJ fresi;n N-DPF tevleioi A-NPM givnesqe. V-PNM-2P
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In the
Law it is
written, "BY
MEN OF
STRANGE TONGUES AND BY THE
LIPS OF
STRANGERS I WILL
SPEAK TO
THIS PEOPLE, AND
EVEN SO THEY WILL NOT
LISTEN TO ME,"
says the
Lord.
ejn PREP tw'/ T-DSM novmw/ N-DSM gevgraptai V-RPI-3S o&ti CONJ #En PREP eJteroglwvssoi? A-DPM kai; CONJ ejn PREP ceivlesin N-DPN eJtevrwn A-GPM lalhvsw V-FAI-1S tw'/ T-DSM law'/ N-DSM touvtw/, D-DSM kai; CONJ oujdj ADV ou&tw? ADV eijsakouvsontaiv V-FDI-3P mou, P-1GS levgei V-PAI-3S kuvrio?. N-NSM
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So then tongues are for a
sign, not to
those who
believe but to
unbelievers; but
prophecy is for a sign, not to
unbelievers but to
those who
believe.
w&ste CONJ aiJ T-NPF glw'ssai N-NPF eij? PREP shmei'ovn N-ASN eijsin V-PXI-3P ouj PRT toi'? T-DPM pisteuvousin V-PAP-DPM ajlla; CONJ toi'? T-DPM ajpivstoi?, A-DPM hJ T-NSF de; CONJ profhteiva N-NSF ouj PRT toi'? T-DPM ajpivstoi? A-DPM ajlla; CONJ toi'? T-DPM pisteuvousin. V-PAP-DPM
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Therefore if the
whole church assembles together * * and
all speak in
tongues, and
ungifted men or unbelievers enter, will they not
say that you are
mad?
jEa;n COND ou\n CONJ sunevlqh/ V-2AAS-3S hJ PRT ejkklhsiva N-NSF o&lh A-NSF ejpi; PREP to; T-ASN aujto; P-ASN kai; CONJ pavnte? A-NPM lalw'sin V-PAS-3P glwvssai?, N-DPF eijsevlqwsin V-2AAS-3P de; CONJ ijdiw'tai N-NPM h^ PRT a~pistoi, A-NPM oujk PRT ejrou'sin V-FAI-3P o&ti CONJ maivnesqe; V-PNI-2P
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But
if all prophesy, and an
unbeliever or an
ungifted man enters, he is
convicted by
all, he is
called to
account by
all;
eja;n COND de; CONJ pavnte? A-NPM profhteuvwsin, V-PAS-3P eijsevlqh/ V-2AAS-3S dev CONJ ti? X-NSM a~pisto? A-NSM h^ PRT ijdiwvth?, N-NAM ejlevgcetai V-PPI-3S uJpo; PREP pavntwn, A-GPM ajnakrivnetai V-PPI-3S uJpo; PREP pavntwn, A-GPM
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the
secrets of his
heart are
disclosed; and
so he will
fall on his
face and
worship God,
declaring that
God is
certainly among you.
ta; T-NPN krupta; A-NPN th'? T-GSF kardiva? N-GSF aujtou' P-GSM fanera; A-NPN givnetai, V-PNI-3S kai; CONJ ou&tw? ADV pesw;n V-2AAP-NSM ejpi; PREP provswpon N-ASN proskunhvsei V-FAI-3S tw'/ T-DSM qew'/, N-DSM ajpaggevllwn V-PAP-NSM o&ti CONJ ~ontw? ADV oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM ejn PREP uJmi'n P-2DP ejstin. V-PXI-3S
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What is the outcome
then,
brethren?
When you
assemble,
each one has a
psalm,
has a
teaching,
has a
revelation,
has a
tongue,
has an
interpretation. Let
all things be
done for
edification.
Tiv I-NSN ou\n CONJ ejstin, V-PXI-3S ajdelfoiv; N-VPM o&tan CONJ sunevrchsqe, V-PNS-2P e&kasto? A-NSM yalmo;n N-ASM e~cei, V-PAI-3S didach;n N-ASF e~cei, V-PAI-3S ajpokavluyin N-ASF e~cei, V-PAI-3S glw'ssan N-ASF e~cei, V-PAI-3S eJrmhneivan N-ASF e~cei: V-PAI-3S pavnta A-NPN pro;? PREP oijkodomh;n N-ASF ginevsqw. V-PNM-3S
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If anyone speaks in a
tongue, it should be by
two or at the
most three, and each in
turn, and
one must
interpret;
ei~te CONJ glwvssh/ N-DSF ti? X-NSM lalei', V-PAI-3S kata; PREP duvo N-NUI h^ PRT to; T-ASN plei'ston A-ASN trei'?, N-NPM kai; CONJ ajna; PREP mevro?, N-ASN kai; CONJ eiJ'? N-NSM diermhneuevtw: V-PAM-3S
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but
if there is
no interpreter, he must
keep silent in the
church; and let him
speak to
himself and to
God.
eja;n COND de; CONJ mh; PRT h\/ V-PXS-3S diermhneuthv?, N-NSM sigavtw V-PAM-3S ejn PREP ejkklhsiva/, N-DSF eJautw'/ F-3DSM de; CONJ laleivtw V-PAM-3S kai; CONJ tw'/ T-DSM qew'/. N-DSM
29
Let
two or three prophets speak, and let the
others pass judgment.
profh'tai N-NPM de; CONJ duvo N-NUI h^ PRT trei'? N-NPM laleivtwsan, V-PAM-3P kai; CONJ oiJ T-NPM a~lloi A-NPM diakrinevtwsan: V-PAM-3P
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But
if a
revelation is
made to
another who is
seated, the
first one must
keep silent.
eja;n COND de; CONJ a~llw/ A-DSM ajpokalufqh'/ V-APS-3S kaqhmevnw/, V-PNP-DSM oJ T-NSM prw'to? A-NSM sigavtw. V-PAM-3S
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For you
can all prophesy one * by
one *,
so that
all may
learn and
all may be
exhorted;
duvnasqe V-PNI-2P ga;r CONJ kaqj PREP e&na N-ASM pavnte? A-NPM profhteuvein, V-PAN i&na CONJ pavnte? A-NPM manqavnwsin V-PAS-3P kai; CONJ pavnte? A-NPM parakalw'ntai, V-PPS-3P
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and the
spirits of
prophets are
subject to
prophets;
kai; CONJ pneuvmata N-NPN profhtw'n N-GPM profhvtai? N-DPM uJpotavssetai: V-PPI-3S
33
for
God is not a God of
confusion but of
peace, as in
all the
churches of the
saints.
ouj PRT gavr CONJ ejstin V-PXI-3S ajkatastasiva? N-GSF oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM ajlla; CONJ eijrhvnh?. N-GSF JW? ADV ejn PREP pavsai? A-DPF tai'? T-DPF ejkklhsivai? N-DPF tw'n T-GPM aJgivwn, A-GPM
34
The
women are to
keep silent in the
churches; for they are not
permitted to
speak, but are to
subject themselves,
just as the
Law also says.
aiJ T-NPF gunai'ke? N-NPF ejn PREP tai'? T-DPF ejkklhsivai? N-DPF sigavtwsan, V-PAM-3P ouj PRT ga;r CONJ ejpitrevpetai V-PPI-3S aujtai'? P-DPF lalei'n: V-PAN ajlla; CONJ uJpotassevsqwsan, V-PPM-3P kaqw;? ADV kai; CONJ oJ T-NSM novmo? N-NSM levgei. V-PAI-3S
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If they
desire to
learn anything, let them
ask their
own husbands at
home; for it is
improper for a
woman to
speak in
church.
eij COND dev CONJ ti X-NSN maqei'n qevlousin, V-PAI-3P ejn PREP oi~kw/ N-DSM tou;? T-APM ijdivou? A-APM a~ndra? N-APM ejperwtavtwsan, V-PAM-3P aijscro;n A-NSN gavr CONJ ejstin V-PXI-3S gunaiki; N-DSF lalei'n V-PAN ejn PREP ejkklhsiva/. N-DSF
36
Was it from you that the
word of
God first
went forth?
Or has it
come to you
only?
h^ PRT ajfj PREP uJmw'n P-2GP oJ T-NSM lovgo? N-NSM tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM ejxh'lqen, h^ PRT eij? PREP uJma'? P-2AP movnou? A-APM kathvnthsen; V-AAI-3S
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If anyone thinks he is a
prophet or spiritual, let him
recognize that the things
which I
write to you are the
Lord's commandment.
Ei~ COND ti? X-NSM dokei' V-PAI-3S profhvth? N-NSM ei\nai V-PXN h^ PRT pneumatikov?, A-NSM ejpiginwskevtw V-PAM-3S aJ; R-APN gravfw V-PAI-1S uJmi'n P-2DP o&ti CONJ kurivou N-GSM ejsti;n V-PXI-3S ejntolhv: N-NSF
38
But
if anyone does not
recognize this, he is not
recognized.
eij COND dev CONJ ti? X-NSM ajgnoei', V-PAI-3S ajgnoei'tai. V-PPI-3S
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Therefore, my
brethren,
desire earnestly to
prophesy, and do not
forbid to
speak in
tongues.
w&ste, CONJ ajdelfoiv N-VPM ?mou?, P-1GS zhlou'te V-PAM-2P to; T-ASN profhteuvein, V-PAN kai; CONJ to; T-ASN lalei'n V-PAN mh; PRT kwluvete V-PAM-2P glwvssai?: N-DPF
40
But
all things must be
done properly and in an
orderly manner.
pavnta A-NPN de; CONJ eujschmovnw? ADV kai; CONJ kata; PREP tavxin ginevsqw. V-PNM-3S