12-03 - 1 Corinthians 14 16-24

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☀️ (“Speaking in tongues” continued.) 16 - Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can someone new coming in from outside say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when they don’t know what you’re saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well, but the other person is not being built up and encouraged.18 I’m happy that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 But in meeting, I would rather speak five words that would instruct others, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue!

     20 Don’t be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil! And in your thinking be mature. 21 In the Law {here meaning Old Testament account} it’s written, “By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak, and even then they won’t hear me, says the LORD” [Isaiah 28:11]. 22 Thus tongues {orderly, here and there?} are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.

     23 But if the whole church (group/ecclesia) comes together and everyone is speaking/praying in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers come in, won’t they say you’re out of your minds? And are babbling? 24 But if all prophesy [prophéteuó - speak under inspiration] and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, they’ll become interested and ask questions and will look into the matter (the testimony).

Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 14:25-28

12-02 - 1 Corinthians 14 9-15

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☀️ 9 - So it is with you, if what you say isn’t intelligible, how will anyone know what’s being said? For you’ll be just speaking into the air. 10 There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none are without meaning. 11 But if I don’t know the meaning of the language, I’ll be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker a foreigner to me. 12 So it is with you, since you’re eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church (the believers).

     13 Therefore, one who speaks in an unknown tongue should pray to interpret. 14 For if I (Paul) pray ‘in tongues’ my spirit prays, but my mind isn’t being useful. 15 What am I to do? I’ll pray with my spirit, but I’ll pray with my mind also. I’ll sing praise with my spirit, but I’ll sing with my mind as well. {We should be able to understand what we’re praying? Uttering in tongues, frees the mind.. to hear what the Spirit is praying/inspiring in prayer?}

Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 14:16-24

1 Corinthians 14:16-24

12/03 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

(“Speaking in tongues” continued.) 16 - Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can someone new coming in from outside say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when they don’t know what you’re saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up and encouraged.18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 Nevertheless, in church (in meeting) I would rather speak five words that will instruct others, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

     20 Don’t be children in your thinking! Be infants in evil! But in your thinking be mature. 21 In the Law (here meaning Old Testament) it’s written, “By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord” [Isaiah 28:11]. 22 Thus tongues {orderly, here and there?} are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.

     23 But if the whole church (group/ecclesia) comes together and everyone is speaking/praying in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers come in, won’t they say you’re out of your minds? 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, they will become convinced and will ask questions and look into it all.

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Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 14:25-28

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1 Corinthians 14:9-15

12/02 ~ From New Testament Letters

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9 - So it is with you, if what you say isn’t intelligible, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be just speaking into the air. 10 There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none are without meaning. 11 But if I don’t know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker a foreigner to me. 12 So it is with you, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church (the believers).

     13 Therefore, one who speaks in an unknown tongue should pray that they can interpret. 14 For if I pray ‘in tongues’ my spirit prays, but my mind is not being useful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also. I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. {We should be able to understand what we are praying? Uttering in tongues, frees the mind.. to hear what the Spirit is praying/inspiring in prayer. So occurs as in a pattern? Utterance followed by understanding/interpretation.}

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Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 14:16-24

By Necessity Paraphrased

Annual Daily Reading & Study