Passage

1 Corinthians 14.26

Book: 1 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"24. But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all; 25. the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed."

"26. What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying."

"27. 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: 28. but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God." (1 Corinthians 14:24-28, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"24. But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all. 25. And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed."

"26. What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up."

"27. If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. 28. But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God." (1 Corinthians 14:24-28, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"24. But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 25. And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth."

"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."

"27. 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. ^{two: by two or three sentences separately} 28. But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God." (1 Corinthians 14:24-28, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"24. and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all, 25. and so the secrets of his heart become manifest, and so having fallen upon [his] face, he will bow before God, declaring that God really is among you."

"26. What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;"

"27. if an [unknown] tongue any one do speak, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret; 28. and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God." (1 Corinthians 14:24-28, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G0602 - apokalypsis

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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