Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:23. Themes: Unity, Evangelism, Spiritual Gifts.
Command. The verse is commanding the reader to not speak in tongues when unlearned or unbelieving people are present in the assembly.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:21. Themes: Language barrier, Rejection by God
Promise. The verse is stating that even if God speaks to the people through men of strange languages or strangers, they will not listen.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:20. Themes: Maturity, Innocence, Malice.
Command. The verse commands the reader to be mature in their thoughts and not to be childish. It also advises them to be innocent in malice.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:19. Themes: Instruction, Communication, Humility.
Command. The verse is commanding the reader to prioritize speaking in a language that can be understood by others in the assembly, rather than speaking in …
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:17. Themes: Gratitude, Edification, Selflessness.
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to prioritize building up others rather than just giving thanks for oneself.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:16. Themes: Worship, Understanding, Communication.
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to speak in a way that can be understood by those who may not have the same level of knowledge or understandin…
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:15. Themes: Prayer, Spirit, Understanding
Command. The verse commands the reader to pray and sing with both the spirit and understanding.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:13. Themes: Prayer, Interpretation, Communication.
Command. The verse commands the reader who speaks in another language to pray for the ability to interpret.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:12. Themes: Spiritual gifts, Zeal, Building up.
Command. The verse commands the reader to seek to abound in spiritual gifts for the purpose of building up the assembly.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:11. Themes: Language barrier, Cultural differences.
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to seek understanding and knowledge of language in order to effectively communicate with others.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:10. Themes: Language diversity, Meaningful communication.
Promise. The verse is stating that every language in the world has meaning.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:9. Themes: Communication, Clarity, Understanding.
Command. The verse is commanding the reader to speak words that are easy to understand so that their message can be known and not spoken into the air.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:8. Themes: uncertainty, preparation, war
Command. The verse is urging the reader to make sure their message is clear and certain, so that others can prepare themselves accordingly.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:5. Themes: Prophecy, Speaking in tongues, Building up the church.
Command. The verse commands the reader to speak with other languages and prophesy, with a greater emphasis on prophesying. The purpose of this is to build …
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:4. Themes: Edification, Prophecy, Assembly.
Command. The verse instructs the reader to prophesy in order to edify the assembly.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:3. Themes: edification, exhortation, consolation
Command. The verse instructs those who prophesy to speak for the edification, exhortation, and consolation of others.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:2. Themes: Prayer, Spiritual Gifts, Mystery.
Promise. The promise is that when someone speaks in another language, they are speaking to God and the Spirit is revealing mysteries through them.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 14:1. Themes: Love, Spiritual Gifts, Prophesy.
Command. The verse instructs the reader to pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, particularly the gift of prophecy.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 13:13. Themes: Faith, Hope, Love
Promise. The verse promises that faith, hope, and love will always remain, and that love is the greatest of the three.
Praying from 1 Corinthians 13:12. Themes: Knowledge, Revelation, Relationship
Promise. The verse promises that in the future, the reader will know fully, just as they are fully known.