Study it in the app“But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you either by revelation or by knowledge or by prophecy or by teaching?”
Butδέnow,Νῦνbrothers,ἀδελφοίifἐὰνI comeἔλθωtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςspeakingλαλῶνin tongues,γλώσσαιςhowτίwill I benefitὠφελήσωyouὑμᾶςunlessἐὰν μὴI speakλαλήσωto youὑμῖνeitherἢbyἐνrevelationἀποκαλύψειorἢbyἐνknowledgeγνώσειorἢbyἐνprophecyπροφητείᾳorἢbyἐνteaching?διδαχῇ
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthō” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalōn” appearstongues
The gift of speaking in tongues the Spirit gives.
Where else “glōssais” appearshelp, benefit
Help, be of use.
Where else “ōphelēsō” appearsrevelation
Revelation: an uncovering, making known what was hidden.
Where else “apokalypsei” appearsknowledge
Knowledge.
Where else “gnōsei” appearsprophecy
Prophecy: a message from God spoken by a prophet; also prophesying.
Where else “prophēteiai” appearsteaching
Teaching.
Where else “didachēi” appears5Now I want all of you to speak in tongues, but even more that you prophesy; and the one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the assembly may receive building up.
6 · This verse (above)
7Even lifeless things that give a sound, whether flute or lyre, if they do not give a distinction in the notes, how will it be known what is played on the flute or what is played on the lyre?
