1 Corinthians 14:19 meaning and explanation
But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
1 Corinthians 14:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to a Corinthian church that prized speaking in tongues, and here he compares two ways of speaking when the church gathers. Five words spoken with the mind, which others can understand and learn from, outweigh ten thousand words in a tongue no one present can grasp.
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