1 Corinthians 14:27 meaning and explanation

If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

1 Corinthians 14:27, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is instructing the Corinthian church, which prized speaking in tongues and let it dominate their gatherings. Here he sets practical limits for public worship: at most two or three may speak in a tongue, each in turn, and someone must interpret.

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