1 Corinthians 14:11 meaning and explanation
If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
1 Corinthians 14:11, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to the church in Corinth, which prized speaking in tongues but let it dominate their gatherings. In verses 7 to 11 he uses everyday examples, flutes, harps, trumpets and foreign languages, to make one point: sound without meaning helps no one.
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