'Language' in the Bible
“Ah!” His disciples said. “Now You’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language.
This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field is called Hakeldama (that is, Field of Blood).
When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
How is it that each of us can hear in our own native language?
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the form of men!”
After he had given permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language: >
When they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even quieter.
We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
For the person who speaks in another language is not speaking to men but to God, since no one understands him; however, he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.
The person who speaks in another language builds himself up, but he who prophesies builds up the church.
Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.
Therefore the person who speaks in another language should pray that he can interpret.
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, in order to teach others also, than 10,000 words in another language.
What then is the conclusion, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, another language, or an interpretation. All things must be done for edification.
If any person speaks in another language, there should be only two, or at the most three, each in turn, and someone must interpret.
But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.
And they sang a new song:You are worthy to take the scrolland to open its seals,because You were slaughtered,and You redeemed peoplefor God by Your bloodfrom every tribe and languageand people and nation.
After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white with palm branches in their hands.
And he was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. He was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.
Then I saw another angel flying high overhead, having the eternal gospel to announce to the inhabitants of the earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.