1Corinthians:14:9-19
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So likewise ye ,
except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood ,
how shall it be known what is spoken ?
for ye shall speak into the air .
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There are ,
it may be ,
so many kinds of voices in the world ,
and none of them is without signification .
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Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice ,
I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian ,
and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me .
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Even so ye ,
forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts ,
seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church .
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Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret .
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For if I pray in an unknown tongue ,
my spirit prayeth ,
but my understanding is unfruitful .
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What is it then ?
I will pray with the spirit ,
and I will pray with the understanding also :
I will sing with the spirit ,
and I will sing with the understanding also .
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Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit ,
how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks ,
seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest ?
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For thou verily givest thanks well ,
but the other is not edified .
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I thank my God ,
I speak with tongues more than ye all :
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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 .