1 Corinthians 14:19-21
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19 But in a meeting of the church, it is better if I say five words that others can understand and be helped by than 10,000 words in special sounds.
20 Christian brothers, do not be like children in your thinking. Be full-grown, but be like children in not knowing how to sin. 21 God says in the Holy Writings, “I will speak to My people. I will speak through men from other lands in other languages. Even then My people will not listen to Me.” (A)
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1 Corinthians 14:19-21
New International Version
19 But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.(A)
20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(B) In regard to evil be infants,(C) but in your thinking be adults. 21 In the Law(D) it is written:
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 14:21 Isaiah 28:11,12
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