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1 Corinthians 14:7

Yet even lifeless instruments, whether flute or harp, in producing a sound, if they do not produce a distinction in the tones, how will it be known what is played on the flute or on the harp?

1 Corinthians 14:8

For if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?

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1 Corinthians 14:9

So you too, unless you produce intelligible speech by the tongue, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will just be talking to the air.

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1 Corinthians 14:10

There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and none is incapable of meaning.

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1 Corinthians 14:11

So if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be unintelligible to the one who speaks, and the one who speaks will be unintelligible to me.

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1 Corinthians 14:12

So you too, since you are eager to possess spiritual gifts, strive to excel for the edification of the church.

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