1 Corinthians 14:2

One who speaks in a tongue speaks to God, not to people, since no one understands. Uninterpreted tongues remain mysteries to the hearers.

Cross-references · 29

• Mark 16:17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
• Acts 10:46For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
• Acts 19:6And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
• Acts 2:4–11And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
• 1 Cor 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
• 1 Cor 2:10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
• Col 1:26–27the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
• 1 Cor 14:9–11So 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.
• Eph 3:3–9that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
• Eph 6:19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
• 1 Tim 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
• Rev 10:7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
• 1 Tim 3:9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
• 1 Cor 2:7No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
• 1 Cor 14:18–23I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
• Col 2:2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
• Gen 42:23They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
• Deut 28:49The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
• Mark 4:11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
• 1 Cor 15:51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
• Matt 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
• Ps 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
• Ps 49:3–4My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
• Acts 22:9My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
• Rom 16:25Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
• Gen 11:7Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
• 1 Cor 14:27–28If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
• 1 Cor 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?
• 2 Kgs 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.”

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