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1 Corinthians 14:31

For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

KJV

δύνασθε γὰρ καθ’ ἕνα πάντες προφητεύειν, ἵνα πάντες μανθάνωσιν καὶ πάντες παρακαλῶνται,

Greek NT

Potestis enim omnes per singulos prophetare : ut omnes discant, et omnes exhortentur :

Vulgate

For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted;

ASV

For you may all prophesy, one by one, that all may learn and all may be exhorted.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μανθάνω
manthano
verb · 25×
παρακαλέω
parakaleo
verb · 108×
προφητεύω
propheteuo
verb · 28×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 12:10 — To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
  • 1Cor 14:3 — But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
  • 1Cor 14:3 — But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
  • 1Thess 5:11 — Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
  • 1Thess 5:14 — Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
  • Rom 12:6 — Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;