1 Corinthians 14:2 Cross References - MNT

² For he who speaks in a "tongue" speaks not to man but to God, for no one understands him, but in the Spirit he utters secret truths.

¹¹ "Why do you speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered. "To you it has been granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it has not been granted.

¹¹ He went on to say to them. "The secret truth concerning the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside everything is told in parables,

¹⁷ Moreover these signs shall follow those who believe. They shall drive out demons in my name; they shall speak with new tongues in foreign languages;

⁴ and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance. ⁵ Now there were, staying in Jerusalem. devout Jews from many and distant lands. ⁶ So when this noise was heard, the crowd gathered in bewilderment because each man heard them speaking in his own language. ⁷ The were beside themselves with wonder. "Are not these Galileans who are speaking?" they exclaimed. ⁸ "Then how is it that each one of us hears them speak his own mother tongue? ⁹ Parthians, Medes, Elamites, dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judea, in Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ in Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the district of Lybia around Cretans and Arabians, ¹¹ we all hear these men telling in our own tongue what great things God has done."

⁴⁶ For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.

⁶ and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.

⁹ "Now my companions, though they beheld the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me.

²⁵ Now I commend you to Him who is able to keep you stedfast, according to my gospel, and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, whereby is unveiled the secret truth which was kept secret through immemorial ages,

⁷ No, it is God's wisdom that I utter, that hidden wisdom which God had decreed before the world began, unto our glory.

¹⁰ Yet God has unveiled them to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit fathoms everything, even the abysmal depths of God.

² Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

⁹ In the same way with you, if you utter unintelligible words with your tongue, how can what you say be understood? You will be speaking to the winds! ¹⁰ There are, let us say, so many languages in the world, and none without its meaning. ¹¹ If then I do not know the force of expression, I shall seem a barbarian to the one who uses it, and he will seem a barbarian to me.

¹⁶ For if you in your spirit bless God, how shall he who fills the place of the unlearned say the Amen to your thanksgiving, when he does not know what you are talking about?

¹⁸ Thank God I speak with tongues more than you all, ¹⁹ but in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, so as to instruct others, than ten thousand in an unknown tongue. ²⁰ Brothers, do not become children in understanding; be babes in malice, but in understanding become mature men. ²¹ In the Law it is written. With men of other tongues, and by the lips of strangers, will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord. ²² So then the gift of tongues is for a sign, not to believers, but to unbelievers; but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe. ²³ Accordingly, when the whole church assemblies, and everybody is speaking "with tongues," if there enter men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that you are mad?

²⁷ If any one speaks in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that in turn, and let some one interpret. ²⁸ But if there is no one to interpret, let them keep silence in the church, and speak to themselves and to God.

⁵¹ Lo, I tell you a secret truth. we shall not all be sleeping, but we shall be changed,

³ You have heard how by direct revelation the secret truth was made known to me, as I have already briefly written you. ⁴ By reading what I have written, you can judge of my insight into that secret truth of Christ ⁵ which was not disclosed to the sons of men in former generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets, ⁶ namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles form one body with us the Jews, and are coheirs and copartners in the promise, through the gospel. ⁷ It is of this gospel I became a minister according to the gift of the power of the grace of God, bestowed on me by the energy of his power. ⁸ To me, who am less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, that I should proclaim among the Gentiles the gospel of the unsearchable riches of Christ; ⁹ and should make all men see the new dispensation of that secret purpose, hidden from eternity in the God who founded the universe,

¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,

²⁶ that secret truth, which, although hidden from ages and generations of old, has now been made manifest to his saints. ²⁷ To them God willed to make known among the Gentiles how glorious are the riches of that secret truth, which is "Christ in you, the hope of glory."

² May their hearts be comforted! May they be knit together in love! May they gain in all its riches the full assurance of their understanding! May they come to a perfect knowledge of the secret truth of God, which is Christ himself.

⁹ holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

¹⁶ Yes! without contradiction, great is the mystery of godliness!

⁷ "Delay there shall be no more, but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to blow his trumpet, then shall there be finished the mystery of God, according to the Good News which he told unto his slaves, the prophets."