1 Corinthians 14:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.”
1 Corinthians 14:19 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 14:1919 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 14:19
“Howbeit in the Church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also.” What is that, “speak with my understanding, that I might instruct others also?” “Understanding what I say,” and “words which I can both interpret to others, and speak intelligently, and teach the hearers.” “Than ten thousand words in a tongue.” Wherefore? “That I may instruct others,” says he. For the one has but display only; the other, great utility: this being…
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