1 Corinthians 14:4
He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
KJV
ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ ἑαυτὸν οἰκοδομεῖ· ὁ δὲ προφητεύων ἐκκλησίαν οἰκοδομεῖ.
Greek NT
Qui loquitur lingua, semetipsum ædificat : qui autem prophetat, ecclesiam Dei ædificat.
Vulgate
He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
ASV
He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself: but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γλῶσσα
glossa
noun · 50×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
οἰκοδομέω
oikodomeo
verb · 41×
προφητεύω
propheteuo
verb · 28×
ἐκκλησία
ekklesia
noun · 114×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 14:3 — But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
- 1Cor 14:17 — For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
- 1Cor 14:17 — For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
- 1Cor 14:19 — 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.
- 1Cor 14:22 — Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
- 1Cor 14:26 — How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
- 1Cor 14:26 — How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
- Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
- Eph 4:12 — For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
- Jude 1:20 — But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
- Mark 16:17 — And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
- Mark 16:17 — And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;