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1 Corinthians 14:21-23

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?

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Cross References for 1 Corinthians 14:21-23

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Romans 3:19 - Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every m... Click to read the verse Romans 3:19 Click to read the verse Romans 3:19

Deuteronomy 28:49 - The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eag... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:49 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:49

Jeremiah 5:15 - O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, “I am bringing a distant nation against you— an ancient ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:15 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:15

Isaiah 28:11 - Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people, Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:11

John 10:34 - Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are gods’? Click to read the verse John 10:34 Click to read the verse John 10:34

Isaiah 33:19 - You will see those arrogant people no more, those people of an obscure speech, with their stran... Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:19

1 Corinthians 14:11 - If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 14:11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 14:11

Isaiah 28:11-12 - Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people, Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:11-12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:11-12