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1 Corinthians 14:18-23

18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

19 But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

20 Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.

21 In the Law it is written:
“Through men of strange tongues
and through the lips of foreigners
I will speak to this people,
but even then they will not listen to me,”
says the Lord.

22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.

23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who do not understand or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 14:18-23

1 Corinthians 4:7 - For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:7 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:7

Acts 2:4 - All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit ... Click to read the verse Acts 2:4 Click to read the verse Acts 2:4

2 Corinthians 12:12 - The things that mark an apostle—signs, wonders and miracles—were done among you with great pers... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:12 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:12

1 Corinthians 1:14 - I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:14 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:14

1 Corinthians 1:4-6 - Thanksgiving I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:4-6 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:4-6