1st Corinthians 14:4
He that speaketh in tongue, that is, in strange language, edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church of God.This verse in the real world
In what words
- προφητεύωprophēteúōto foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office
- οἰκοδομέωoikodoméōto be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm
- γλῶσσαglōssathe tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
- ἐκκλησίαekklēsíaa calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (J
- λαλέωlaléōto talk, i.e. utter words
- ἑαυτοῦheautoûhim- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other person
- δέdébut, and, etc.
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.