1 Corinthians 14:27
If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
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ASV
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:
KJV
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.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἴτε | eite | If | G1535 → |
| γλώσσῃ | glōssē | with a tongue | G1100 → |
| τις | tis | anyone | G5100 → |
| λαλεῖ, | lalei | speaks, | G2980 → |
| κατὰ | kata | [let it be] by | G2596 → |
| δύο | duo | two | G1417 → |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πλεῖστον | pleiston | most | G4118 → |
| τρεῖς | treis | three | G5140 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἀνὰ | ana | in | G303 → |
| μέρος· | meros | turn; | G3313 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| εἷς | heis | one | G1520 → |
| διερμηνευέτω· | diermēneuetō | should interpret; | G1329 → |
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