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NASB | 1 Corinthians 14:22 So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers but to those who believe. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 14:22 Therefore, [unknown] tongues are [meant] for a [supernatural] sign, not to believers but to unbelievers [who might be receptive]; while prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people] is not for unbelievers but for believers. |
Subject: Tongues, madness or sign for unbeliever |
Bible Note: NYP, take as much time as you wish, brother. I had a boss once who said that it's much better to get it right than get it fast :-) By the way, do you have or can you get access to [John] MacArthur's Study Bible? Dr. MacArthur does a good job of exegesis of the "spiritual gifts" passages of 1 Corinthians 12:1 - 14:40. His note on the "with other tongues" of Acts 2:4 is fairly brief and I will reproduce it here: "with other tongues ... Known languages...not ecstatic utterances. These languages given by the Spirit were a sign of judgment to unbelieving Israel. They also showed that from then on God's people would come from all nations, and marked the transition from Israel to the church. Tongues speaking occurs only twice more in Acts (10:46 and 19:6." --Hank |