10 There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of [a]languages in the world, and no kind is without meaning. 11 If then I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be to the one who speaks a [b](A)barbarian, and the one who speaks will be a [c]barbarian [d]to me. 12 So also you, since you are zealous of [e]spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the (B)edification of the church.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:10 Lit voices
  2. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Or foreigner
  3. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Or foreigner
  4. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Or in my estimation
  5. 1 Corinthians 14:12 Lit spirits

10 Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. 11 If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me.(A) 12 So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit,(B) try to excel in those that build up(C) the church.

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