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1 Corinthians 14:27

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 14:27 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

1 Corinthians 14:27 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interp..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

1 Corinthians 14:27 — KJV

“If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. two...: by two or three sentences separately”

— 1 Corinthians 14:27 (KJV)

1 Corinthians 14:27 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.

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Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 14:27

“Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.”

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:27: speak, unknown, tongue

“One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.”

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:27: any, two, three

“None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.”

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:27: any, speak, let

“Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.”

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:27: speak, let, two

“And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; earring: or, jewel for the forehead”

Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:27: let, two, one

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey