LANGUAGE

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• Genesis 10:5

  Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

• Genesis 10:20

  These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

• Genesis 10:31

  These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.

• Genesis 11:1

  The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

• Genesis 11:2

  As they traveled east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.

• Genesis 11:3

  They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.

• Genesis 11:4

  They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”

• Genesis 11:5

  Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

• Genesis 11:6

  Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

• Genesis 11:7

  Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

• Genesis 11:8

  So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

• Genesis 11:9

  Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.

• Judges 12:6

  then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it right: then they seized him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.

• 2 Kings 18:26

  Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

• Ezra 4:7

  In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian, and delivered in the Syrian language.

• Nehemiah 13:24

  and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

• Psalms 114:1

  When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language;

• Daniel 1:4

  youths in whom was no defect, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.

• Daniel 2:4

  Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live forever: tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

• Matthew 26:73

  After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.”

• Mark 16:17

  These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

• Luke 23:38

  An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

• John 19:20

  Therefore many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.

• Acts 2:7

  They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?

• Acts 2:8

  How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?

• Acts 2:9

  Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

• Acts 2:10

  Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

• Acts 2:11

  Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”

• Acts 10:46

  For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

• Acts 14:11

  When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

• Acts 19:6

  When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

• Acts 21:37

  As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?

• 1 Corinthians 12:10

  and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

• 1 Corinthians 14:2

  For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

• 1 Corinthians 14:3

  But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

• 1 Corinthians 14:4

  He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

• 1 Corinthians 14:5

  Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

• 1 Corinthians 14:6

  But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

• 1 Corinthians 14:7

  Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

• 1 Corinthians 14:8

  For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?

• 1 Corinthians 14:9

  So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

• 1 Corinthians 14:10

  There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.

• 1 Corinthians 14:11

  If then I don’t know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

• 1 Corinthians 14:12

  So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

• 1 Corinthians 14:13

  Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.

• 1 Corinthians 14:14

  For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

• 1 Corinthians 14:15

  What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

• 1 Corinthians 14:16

  Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?

• 1 Corinthians 14:17

  For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

• 1 Corinthians 14:18

  I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

• 1 Corinthians 14:19

  However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

• 1 Corinthians 14:20

  Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

• 1 Corinthians 14:21

  In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord.”

• 1 Corinthians 14:22

  Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

• 1 Corinthians 14:23

  If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

• 1 Corinthians 14:24

  But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.

• 1 Corinthians 14:25

  And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

• 1 Corinthians 14:26

  What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

• 1 Corinthians 14:27

  If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.

• 1 Corinthians 14:28

  But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.