Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 14:26-33

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

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

26 What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

28 But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

29 Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.

30 And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.

31 For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.

32 The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.

33 For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.

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References and Original Words

Verse 26

Original words

What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular then οὖν G3767 Conjunction [shall we say] ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular brothers ἀδελφοί G80 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural When ὅταν G3752 Conjunction you come together συνέρχησθε G4905 Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural everyone ἕκαστος G1538 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular has ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a psalm ψαλμὸν G5568 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [or] ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a teaching διδαχὴν G1322 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a revelation ἀποκάλυψιν G602 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a tongue γλῶσσαν G1100 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [or] ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular an interpretation ἑρμηνείαν G2058 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular All [of these] πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural must be done γινέσθω G1096 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition build up [ the church ] οἰκοδομὴν G3619 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

If Εἴτε G1535 Conjunction anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular speaks λαλεῖ G2980 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in a tongue γλώσσῃ G1100 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular two δύο G1417 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural or G2228 Conjunction [at] τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular most πλεῖστον G4118 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Superlative three τρεῖς G5140 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural [should speak] κατὰ G2596 Preposition - καὶ G2532 Conjunction in ἀνὰ G303 Preposition turn μέρος G3313 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction someone εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular must interpret διερμηνευέτω G1329 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 28

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction there is G1510 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular no μὴ G3361 Adverb interpreter διερμηνευτής G1328 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular he should remain silent σιγάτω G4601 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] church ἐκκλησίᾳ G1577 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and δὲ G1161 Conjunction speak [only] λαλείτω G2980 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular to himself ἑαυτῷ G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 29

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Two δύο G1417 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural or G2228 Conjunction three τρεῖς G5140 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural prophets Προφῆται G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural should speak λαλείτωσαν G2980 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural others ἄλλοι G243 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural should weigh carefully [what is said] διακρινέτωσαν G1252 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 30

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction a revelation comes ἀποκαλυφθῇ G601 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular to someone who ἄλλῳ G243 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular is seated καθημένῳ G2521 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular first [speaker] πρῶτος G4413 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular should stop σιγάτω G4601 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction you can δύνασθε G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural all πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural prophesy προφητεύειν G4395 Verb - Present Infinitive Active in καθ’ G2596 Preposition [turn] ἕνα G1520 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction everyone πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural may be instructed μανθάνωσιν G3129 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural encouraged παρακαλῶνται G3870 Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 32

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction [The] spirits πνεύματα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural of prophets προφητῶν G4396 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural are subject ὑποτάσσεται G5293 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to prophets προφήταις G4396 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 33

Original words

For γάρ G1063 Conjunction [God] is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐ G3756 Adverb - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular a God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of disorder ἀκαταστασίας G181 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction of peace εἰρήνης G1515 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular as Ὡς G5613 Adverb in ἐν G1722 Preposition all πάσαις G3956 Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural churches ἐκκλησίαις G1577 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural saints ἁγίων G40 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Or of peace. As in all the churches of the saints: Thus, some translators begin the new paragraph after peace.

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