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NASB | 1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 13:1 ¶ If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God's love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. |
Bible Question: In 1 Corinthians...what does it mean when talking about talking in tongues...Does it mean talking only in different languages only? |
Bible Answer: Clearly human language is meant in 1 Cor. 13:1. The Greek word is glossa. From Key Word Study Bible (Spiros Zodhiates): "The tongues of men refer to understandable human language. The tongues of angels may refer to the medium by which angels communicate in heaven. But even though if one was gifted to speak in such languages, it should not be considred the ultimate of the Christian experience. The ultimate is the manifestation of love, not the speaking in tongues."...... And from John MacArthur (MacArthur Study Bible): "tongues of men -- that this gift was actual languages is established in Acts 2:4-12, affirmed in this text by Paul's calling it 'of men' -- clearly a reference to human language. This was the gift which the Corinthians prized so highly, abused so greatly, and counterfeited so disasterously." ----- "Speaking in tongues" continues to be misunderstood and "prized so highly, abused so greatly and counterfeited so disasterously." --Hank |
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