1 Corinthians 14:17-19 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

¹⁷You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

¹⁸I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

¹⁹But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

— 1 Corinthians 14:17-19

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