16Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24. say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?
17You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified. 18I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
19But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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