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1 Corinthians 14:21 — King James Version← Study notes

In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.


1 Corinthians 14:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 14:2122 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
InprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
νόμῳnomō
lawnounG3551
γέγραπταιgegraptai
it has been writtenverbG1125
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἘνEn
ByprepositionG1722
ἑτερογλώσσοιςheteroglōssois
other tonguesadjectiveG2084
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐνen
byprepositionG1722
χείλεσινcheilesin
lipsnounG5491
ἑτέρωνheterōn
altered, else, next (day)adjectiveG2087
λαλήσωlalēsō
I will speakverbG2980
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
λαῷlaō
peoplenounG2992
τούτῳtoutō
thisdemonstrativeG3778
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐδ’oud’
not evenadverbG3761
οὕτωςhoutōs
thusadverbG3779
εἰσακούσονταίeisakousontai
will they hearverbG1522
μουmou
IpronounG1473
λέγειlegei
saysverbG3004
κύριοςkyrios
the LordnounG2962
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 14:21

“In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord.” Yet surely it is no where written in the Law, but as I said before, he calls always the whole of the Old Testament, the Law: both the prophets and the historical books. And he brings forward his testimony from Esaias the prophet, again covertly detracting from the glory of the gift, for their profit;…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 36 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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