Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 14:13-19

Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13 Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.

14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

15 What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

16 Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

17 You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

19 But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

John 14:13 Classic cross-references Mark 11:24 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 12:30 Classic cross-references Acts 1:14 Classic cross-references Acts 2:6-11 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:14-17 OliveGrove study links Nehemiah 8:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Therefore Διὸ G1352 Conjunction the [one who] ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular speaks λαλῶν G2980 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular in a tongue γλώσσῃ G1100 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular should pray προσευχέσθω G4336 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction he may interpret διερμηνεύῃ G1329 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 14:2 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:15 Classic cross-references Romans 1:9 Classic cross-references Acts 2:6-11 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:14-17 OliveGrove study links Nehemiah 8:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction I pray προσεύχωμαι G4336 Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular in a tongue γλώσσῃ G1100 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular spirit πνεῦμά G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular prays προσεύχεται G4336 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular mind νοῦς G3563 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular unfruitful ἄκαρπός G175 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Jude 1:20 Classic cross-references Psalms 103:1 Classic cross-references Colossians 3:16 Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:18 Classic cross-references Ephesians 5:17 Classic cross-references Acts 2:6-11 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:14-17 OliveGrove study links Nehemiah 8:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular then οὖν G3767 Conjunction [shall I do] ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular I will pray προσεύξομαι G4336 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular with [my] τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular spirit πνεύματι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction I will also pray προσεύξομαι G4336 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular with [my] τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular mind νοΐ G3563 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular I will sing ψαλῶ G5567 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular with [my] τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular spirit πνεύματι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction I will also sing ψαλῶ G5567 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular with [my] τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular mind νοΐ G3563 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Numbers 6:24 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 16:36 Classic cross-references Psalms 106:48 Classic cross-references Psalms 41:13 Classic cross-references Revelation 5:14 Classic cross-references Acts 2:6-11 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:14-17 OliveGrove study links Nehemiah 8:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Otherwise ἐπεὶ G1893 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction you speak a blessing εὐλογῇς G2127 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition spirit πνεύματι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular how πῶς G4459 Adverb {can} [someone] ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἀναπληρῶν G378 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv τόπον G5117 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular who is uninstructed ἰδιώτου G2399 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular say ἐρεῖ G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Amen Ἀμήν G281 Hebrew Word to ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition your σῇ G4674 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 2nd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular thanksgiving εὐχαριστίᾳ G2169 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular since ἐπειδὴ G1894 Conjunction he does not know οἶδεν G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular you are saying λέγεις G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular

BSB notes

Or in the Spirit

Verse 17

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 10:23 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 12:7 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:4 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:3 Classic cross-references Acts 2:6-11 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:14-17 OliveGrove study links Nehemiah 8:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

You {may} σὺ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular be giving thanks εὐχαριστεῖς G2168 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular vvv μὲν G3303 Conjunction vvv γὰρ G1063 Conjunction well enough καλῶς G2573 Adverb but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular other one ἕτερος G2087 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb is not edified οἰκοδομεῖται G3618 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Acts 2:4 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:2 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 12:12 Classic cross-references Acts 2:6-11 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:14-17 OliveGrove study links Nehemiah 8:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

I thank Εὐχαριστῶ G2168 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular that I speak λαλῶ G2980 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular in tongues γλώσσαις G1100 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural more μᾶλλον G3123 Adverb than all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural of you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 12:7 Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:29 Classic cross-references Hebrews 5:12 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:15 Classic cross-references Colossians 4:5 Classic cross-references Acts 2:6-11 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:14-17 OliveGrove study links Nehemiah 8:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

But ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] church ἐκκλησίᾳ G1577 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular I would rather θέλω G2309 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular speak λαλῆσαι G2980 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active five πέντε G4002 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular vvv τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular coherent νοΐ G3563 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular words λόγους G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction - καὶ G2532 Conjunction instruct κατηχήσω G2727 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular others ἄλλους G243 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural than ἢ G2228 Conjunction ten thousand μυρίους G3463 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural words λόγους G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition a tongue γλώσσῃ G1100 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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