2For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won’t be able to understand you. You will be speaking by the power of the Spirit, but it will all be mysterious.b
In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul brings the discussion of spiritual gifts to a practical climax, focusing on prophecy and tongues within corporate worship. The central tension is between private edification (tongues without interpretation) and public edification (prophecy). Paul argues
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