1 Corinthians 14:31 BSB

Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
δύνασθε	dunasthe	You are able	G1410 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
καθ᾽	kath᾽	[one] by	G2596 →
ἕνα	hena	one	G1520 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
προφητεύειν,	prophēteuein	to prophesy,	G4395 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
μανθάνωσιν	manthanōsin	may learn	G3129 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
παρακαλῶνται·	parakalōntai	may be exhorted;	G3870 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:29
  Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- Romans 15:2
  Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
- Hebrews 10:25
  Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
- Hebrews 3:13
  But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18
  Therefore encourage one another with these words.
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:2
  Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 14:1
  Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
- Acts 20:35
  In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.1 Corinthians 14:3But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.1 Corinthians 14:19But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.Ephesians 6:22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.2 Corinthians 1:4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.1 Corinthians 14:35If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.1 Thessalonians 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.Romans 1:12that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.2 Corinthians 7:6–7But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,Ephesians 4:11–12And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

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