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1 Corinthians 14:2 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 14 · verse 2 · King James Version
For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.1 Corinthians 14:2 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:2 in context
1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
2For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
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Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- understandethakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- mysteriesmystērionhidden thing, secret, mystery, generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to…G3466 →
- speakethlaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- howbeitdebut, moreover, and, etcG1161 →
- tongueglōssathe tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech, a tongue, the language or dialect…G1100 →
- spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
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