1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 14:4

⁴The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
speaks	λαλῶν	lalōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2980 I speak, say
in a tongue	γλώσσῃ	glōssē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1100 the tongue, a language, nation
edifies	οἰκοδομεῖ	oikodomei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3618 I build, build up, edify
himself	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
prophesies	προφητεύων	prophēteuōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4395 I foretell, prophesy
edifies	οἰκοδομεῖ	oikodomei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3618 I build, build up, edify
church	ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.