8 occurrences

'Tongue' in the Bible

For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritMysterySpiritual UnderstandingUnintelligiblenessPrayer LanguageLanguageThe Tonguespeakingsecrets

He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Verse ConceptsBuilding Up The ChurchEach Local ChurchLanguageThe church

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

Verse ConceptsMaking The Message ClearMere TalkIgnorant Of FactsLanguageThe TonguespeakingSpeech

Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret.

Verse ConceptsInterpreting LanguageMental Abuse

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Verse ConceptsAbsence Of ThoughtThe TongueThe Mind

howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Verse ConceptsFive ThingsThinking ArightTeaching In The ChurchEach Local ChurchLanguageThe TonguespeakingMaturityorder

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:

Verse ConceptsIn TurnTwo Or ThreeLanguageThe Tonguespeakinggroups

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