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ἀλλὰ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ἐκκλησίᾳ θέλω πέντε λόγουςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος Meaning * A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω. λόγος in Greek Thought Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.… τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article νοΐ μου λαλῆσαι, ἵνα καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἄλλους κατηχήσω, ἢ μυρίους λόγουςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος Meaning * A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω. λόγος in Greek Thought Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.… ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. γλώσσῃ. |
| ESV |
Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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| NIV |
But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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| NLT |
But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language.
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| KJV |
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.
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1 Corinthians 14:18 ← 1 Corinthians 14:19 → 1 Corinthians 14:20
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