1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 14:23
23So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| if | Ἐὰν | Ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| whole | ὅλη | holē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| church | ἐκκλησία | ekklēsia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| comes | συνέλθῃ | synelthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4905 I come or go with, accompany, assemble |
| together | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| everyone | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| speaks | λαλῶσιν | lalōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2980 I speak, say |
| in tongues | γλώσσαις | glōssais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G1100 the tongue, a language, nation |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| some who are uninstructed | ἰδιῶται | idiōtai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2399 an amateur, layman |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| some unbelievers | ἄπιστοι | apistoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G571 unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever |
| come in | εἰσέλθωσιν | eiselthōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| will they not say | ἐροῦσιν | erousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2046 I say, speak |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you are out of your minds | μαίνεσθε | mainesthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G3105 I am raving mad |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.