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Orderly Worship

1 Corinthians 14:27

In 9 translations

BSB
If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
KJV
If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
WEB
If any man speaks in another language, let there be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
ASV
If any man speaketh in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that in turn; and let one interpret:
LSV
if anyone speaks an [unknown] tongue, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret;
YLT
if an [unknown] tongue any one do speak, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret;
DBY
If any one speak with a tongue, [let it be] two, or at the most three, and separately, and let one interpret;
DRC
If any speak with a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and in course, and let one interpret.
GNV
If any man speake a strange tongue, let it be by two, or at the most, by three, and that by course, and let one interprete.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἴτε γλώσσῃ τις λαλεῖ, κατὰ δύο ἢ τὸ πλεῖστον τρεῖς, καὶ ἀνὰ μέρος, καὶ εἷς διερμηνευέτω·
RP2018
Εἴτε γλώσσῃ τις λαλεῖ, κατὰ δύο ἢ τὸ πλεῖστον τρεῖς, καὶ ἀνὰ μέρος, καὶ εἷς διερμηνευέτω·
TR-Boyd
Εἴτε γλώσσῃ τις λαλεῖ, κατὰ δύο ἢ τὸ πλεῖστον τρεῖς, καὶ ἀνὰ μέρος, καὶ εἷς διερμηνευέτω·
SCR1894
ειτε γλωσση τις λαλει κατα δυο η το πλειστον τρεις και ανα μερος και εις διερμηνευετω

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Corinthians 14:26What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

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