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Genesis 10:5From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.Genesis 10:20These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.Genesis 10:31These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.Genesis 11:1Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.Genesis 11:2And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.Genesis 11:3And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.Genesis 11:4“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”Genesis 11:5Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.Genesis 11:6And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.Genesis 11:7Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”Genesis 11:8So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.Genesis 11:9That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.Judges 12:6they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.2 Kings 18:26Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”Ezra 4:7And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.Nehemiah 13:24Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.Psalm 114:1When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,Daniel 1:4young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.Daniel 2:4Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”Matthew 26:73After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”Mark 16:17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;Luke 23:38Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.John 19:20Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.Acts 2:7Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?Acts 2:8How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?Acts 2:9Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,Acts 2:11both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”Acts 10:46For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,Acts 14:11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”Acts 19:6And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.Acts 21:37As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.1 Corinthians 12:10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.1 Corinthians 14:2For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.1 Corinthians 14:3But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.1 Corinthians 14:4The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.1 Corinthians 14:5I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.1 Corinthians 14:6Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?1 Corinthians 14:7Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?1 Corinthians 14:8Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?1 Corinthians 14:9So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.1 Corinthians 14:10Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.1 Corinthians 14:11If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.1 Corinthians 14:12It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.1 Corinthians 14:13Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.1 Corinthians 14:14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.1 Corinthians 14:15What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?1 Corinthians 14:17You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.1 Corinthians 14:18I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.1 Corinthians 14:19But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.1 Corinthians 14:21It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”1 Corinthians 14:22Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.1 Corinthians 14:23So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?1 Corinthians 14:24But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,1 Corinthians 14:25and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”1 Corinthians 14:26What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.1 Corinthians 14:27If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.1 Corinthians 14:28But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.
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