1 Corinthians 14:11

World English Bible (2000)

If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

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  • Acts 28:2 : 2 The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
  • Acts 28:4 : 4 When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."
  • Rom 1:14 : 14 I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.
  • 1 Cor 14:21 : 21 In the law it is written, "By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord."
  • Col 3:11 : 11 where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

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  • 1 Cor 14:1-10
    10 verses
    84%

    1Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

    2For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

    3But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

    4He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

    5Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

    6But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

    7Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

    8For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?

    9So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

    10There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.

  • 1 Cor 14:12-24
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    12So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

    13Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.

    14For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

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

    16Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?

    17For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

    18I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

    19However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

    20Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

    21In the law it is written, "By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord."

    22Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

    23If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?

    24But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.

  • 1 Cor 13:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

    2If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.

    3If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.

  • 1 Cor 14:26-28
    3 verses
    73%

    26What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

    27If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.

    28But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
    71%

    1Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant.

  • 1 Cor 14:38-39
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    38But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.

    39Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages.

  • Rom 1:14
    69%

    14I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

  • Isa 28:11
    68%

    11But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language;

  • 2 Cor 11:6
    67%

    6But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.

  • 1 Cor 12:14-17
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    14For the body is not one member, but many.

    15If the foot would say, "Because I'm not the hand, I'm not part of the body," it is not therefore not part of the body.

    16If the ear would say, "Because I'm not the eye, I'm not part of the body," it's not therefore not part of the body.

    17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

  • Rom 15:21
    66%

    21But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven't heard will understand."

  • 2 Cor 11:16-17
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    16I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.

    17That which I speak, I don't speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

  • 1 Cor 2:14
    66%

    14Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  • 1 Cor 1:17
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    17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News--not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn't be made void.

  • 1 Cor 12:30
    66%

    30Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

  • 1 Cor 15:11
    66%

    11Whether then it is I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.

  • 1 Cor 12:10
    65%

    10and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

  • 1 Cor 8:2
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    2But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.

  • 1 Cor 12:19
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    19If they were all one member, where would the body be?

  • 1 Cor 3:4
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    4For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," aren't you fleshly?