Don't Speak in Other Languages in Church Unless There's a Translator |
1 Corinthians 14:1-40 Paul's 1st Epistle to the Corinthians [in Smaller Chunks] |
Follow after charity, [a.k.a. love,] & desire Spiritual gifts, but [instead,] that you may prophesy. [1 Timothy 6:7-12 For we brought nothing into this world, & it's certain, we can carry nothing out [of it.] And let us be content [with] having food & clothing. But [those, who want] [to] be rich, fall into temptation; a [trap;] & into many foolish & [harmful] lusts, [that] drown men in [ruin] & destruction. For the love of money is the root of all evil. [By] which some have [strayed] from the faith, while they coveted after [money,] & pierced through themselves with many sorrows [like arrows.] But you, O man of God, flee these things; & follow after: righteousness, godliness; faith; love; patience, & meekness, [a.k.a. humbleness.] Fight the good fight of faith, & lay hold on Eternal Life, [unto which] you are also called & [have declared] a good profession [of your faith,] [in front of] many witnesses.] |
For he, [who] speaks in an unknown tongue, [a.k.a. language, doesn't speak] to men, but to God. For no man [understands] him, & [how] he [speaks] mysteries [through] the Spirit. But he, [who prophesies speaks] to men [for:] edification, [a.k.a. lifting up or encouraging,] exhortation, [a.k.a. explaining or teaching,] & comfort. |
He, [who speaks] in an unknown [language, lifts up] himself; but he who [prophesies lifts up] the church. I [don't] [want] that you all [spoke] with tongues, [a.k.a. different languages,] but [instead] that you prophesied. |
For he, [who prophesies] is greater, [a.k.a. is more significant,] than he, [who speaks] with tongues, [unless] he [interprets, so] that the church may receive edifying, [a.k.a. encouragement.] |
Now, brethren, [a.k.a. fellow-believers,] if I come speaking with tongues to you, what shall I [benefit] you, [unless] I shall speak to you [through] either: revelation, knowledge, prophesying, or by doctrine? |
And even [musical] things, without life, [that] [give, a.k.a. produce,] sound, whether [it's a] pipe or harp, how shall it be known what is piped or harped, [unless] they give [distinctive] sounds? |
For if the trumpet [gave] an uncertain, [a.k.a unknown,] sound, who [would] prepare himself [for] battle? So you [are] [the same, unless] you utter words [from] [your mouth that are] easy to be understood. How shall it be known what is spoken? For [it's like] you shall speak into the air. |
It may be so, [that] there are many [different] kinds of voices in the world, & none of them is without [significance, a.k.a. meaning.] Therefore, if I [don't] know the meaning of the voice, I shall be a barbarian to him, [who speaks] to me. And he [who speaks] that [way,] shall be a barbarian to me. |
Even so, [since] you are zealous [about] Spiritual gifts, seek, [so] that you may excel, to [encourage] the [people] of the church. [For this reason,] let him, [who speaks] in an unknown tongue, pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in an unknown [language,] my spirit [prays,] by my understanding is [unproductive.] |
What is it then? I will pray with the [Holy] Spirit, & I will also pray with understanding. I will sing with the [Holy] Spirit, & I will also sing with understanding. |
[Or] else, when you [shall] bless [through] the Spirit, how shall he, [who] [is in] the room, & [is] unlearned, [a.k.a. uneducated,] say, Amen, [when] you [are] giving thanks, [since] he [doesn't understand] what you [say?] |
For [truly] you [give] thanks well, but the other [person] isn't edified, [a.k.a. uplifted.] I thank my God, [though] I speak with tongues more than all [of] you, [still] I [would] rather speak 5 words with my understanding in the church, [so] that] by my voice, I might also teach others, than 10,000 words in an unknown [language.] |
Brethren, [don't] be [like little] children in understanding. [However,] you [should] be [like little] children in malice, [a.k.a. wishing harm to others,] but in understanding be [like mature] men. |
It is written in the Law, I will speak to this people with men of other tongues & other lips. And [still] [after] all that, they [won't] hear Me, [says] the Lord. [Isaiah 28:11-12 For [God] will speak to this people [through those,] with stammering lips & another tongue, [a.k.a. language.] To whom, He said, This is the rest [with which] you may cause the weary, [a.k.a. tired,] to rest, & this is the [place to] [refresh.] [Still,] they wouldn't hear, [a.k.a. listen.] |
[For this reason,] tongues are for a sign, not to [those, who] believe, but [to those, who don't] believe. But prophesying [serves, a.k.a. benefits,] not [just] [those, who don't] believe, but [also] [those, who] believe. |
Therefore, if the whole church [comes] together into one place, & all speak with tongues, [a.k.a. different languages,] & those [who] are [uneducated,] or [those, who are] unbelievers come in there, [won't] they say that you are mad, [a.k.a. insane?] |
But if all prophesy, & [someone comes] in, [who doesn't believe,] or [someone, who is] [uneducated,] he is convinced, [a.k.a. persuaded, by] all, & he is judged, [a.k.a. examined, by] all. And [through] [this,] the secrets of his heart [are] made manifest, [a.k.a. apparent.] And falling down oh his face, he will worship God, & report that God is [truly within] you. [Isaiah 43:10-11 The Lord [says,] You are My witnesses, & My [servants,] whom I have chosen: [so] that you may know & believe Me, & understand that I Am He. Before Me, there was no God formed, & neither shall there be after Me. I, Even I, Am the Lord & there is no Savior [besides] Me.] |
Then, how is it, brethren, [that] when you come together, everyone of you [has:] a psalm; a doctrine; a tongue; a revelation; & [has] an interpretation? Let all things be done, [leading to] edifying, [a.k.a. enlightening.] |
If any man [speaks] in an unknown [language,] let it be [done] by 2, or at the most, by 3, & let one interpret that, [at the appropriate time.] But if [there's] no interpreter, let him keep [silent,] in the church, & let him speak [privately] to God, himself. |
Let 2 or 3 [of] the prophets speak, & let the [others] judge, [a.k.a. examine,] [what is said.] If anything [is] revealed to another, [who sits nearby,] let the first hold his peace. [1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 [Don't] quench, [a.k.a. put out our thirst for,] the Spirit. [Don't] despise [prophecy,] & prove, [a.k.a. test,] all things. Hold fast, [a.k.a. tight,] [to] [what] is good.] |
For you may all prophesy 1 by 1, [so] that all may: learn, & be comforted. And the prophets' spirits are subject to, [a.k.a. under the control of,] the prophets. For God isn't the Author of confusion, but of peace, [like] in all the churches of the saints, [a.k.a. the Lord God's believers.] |
Let your women keep [silent] in the churches. It isn't permitted for them to speak. But they are commanded to be under obedience, [like] the Law [of Moses,] also [says.] And if they [want] [to] learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is [shameful] for women to speak in the church. |
What? [Didn't] the Word of God [come] out from you? Or [did] it only come to you? If any man [thinks] himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. [2 Corinthians 10:7 Do you look [according] [to] the outward appearance of things? If any man [trusts, within] himself that he is Christ's, let him [also] think [about] this again himself, [so] that [just] like he is Christ's, even so, we are Christ's.] |
But if any man [is] ignorant, [a.k.a. uneducated or unaware,] let him be ignorant. [For this reason,] brethren, covet, [a.k.a. desire,] to: prophesy, & don't forbid [others] to speak with tongues. Let all things be done decently & [orderly, a.k.a. not with confusion.] |