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1 Corinthians 14:18

I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

KJV

εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ, πάντων ὑμῶν μᾶλλον γλώσσῃ λαλῶ·

Greek NT

Gratias ago Deo meo, quod omnium vestrum lingua loquor.

Vulgate

I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all:

ASV

I thank my God I speak with all your tongues.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γλῶσσα
glossa
noun · 50×
εὐχαριστέω
eucharisteo
verb · 38×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
μᾶλλον
mallon
adverb · 81×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: θεῷ | WH/Treg/NIV: θεῷ | RP: + μου
  • θεῷSBLGNT
  • θεῷWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + μουRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: γλώσσαις | WH/NIV/RP: γλώσσαις | Treg: γλώσσῃ
  • γλώσσαιςSBLGNT
  • γλώσσαιςWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • γλώσσῃTregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: λαλῶ | WH/Treg/NIV: λαλῶ | RP: λαλῶν
  • λαλῶSBLGNT
  • λαλῶWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • λαλῶνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 14:2 — For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
  • 2Cor 12:12 — Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
  • Acts 2:4 — And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.