Thursday, September 29, 2011

Ethanim, endurance, plural Ethan, and Ur, and light

Ethanim is a name for the current Month, and Moon.
Bible, or Hebrew, Asigned Meanings related to Ethanim: endurance; plural of Ethan; Ur, and light; focus; and a part two of two months set aside each year as specified to; to study...

ELUL Post: http://oleship.blogspot.com/2011/09/elul.html

ETHANIM Post: ETHANIM http://oleship.blogspot.com/2011/09/ethanim-month-and-new-moon.html

Okay, my question is still "study what", that may differ between individual needs slighly some; but the topics seem to be of a season or cycle of as many as 4 a year and topics that range across values towards its name by meaning and the meaning of what likens to be, which may be why it is named so, as it is; and so by reasons as follows, the date (this year's) the Month starting with the New Moon September 27, thru 28 day lunar cycle into October; Tishri on a Hebrew calendar.
Important ALSO is the study of these two months; Ethanim and last month, Elul; the two months are/were also customerily months for study, i.e. to take off work and really study, possibly through a teacher in a class; a study "topic of", is "of what" has been difficult to find, for me, anyway; looking at Ethanim, now .

My Describing sensability may be affected by my Astrology report, and that report may be correct of me, and reasonably important to apply ; in the description applied by this alignment aspect's description and title : Drifting off....
Weak, transient effect: Today during the day your sensitivity to your surroundings is greatly increased, as is your empathy with those around you. At this time you may listen to a friend's problems, or you may discuss your own problems with a friend. You will be likely to pick up the mood of the people around you, as if you were an emotional "sponge." Therefore you should be careful about being with negative people who are not willing to discuss their emotional problems in a rational manner. On another level, this influence can stimulate your fantasies amazingly. You may feel like just sitting down and drifting off into your own private world. P
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Transit selected for today ( Moon Conjunction Neptune, , exact at 16:39
activity period from 29 September 2011 to 30 September 2011

  1. 1 Kings 4:31
    He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.
    1 Kings 4:30-32 (in Context) 1 Kings 4 (Whole Chapter)
  2. 1 Kings 8:2
    All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.
    1 Kings 8:1-3 (in Context) 1 Kings 8 (Whole Chapter)
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:6
    The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda —five in all.
    1 Chronicles 2:5-7 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 2 (Whole Chapter)
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:8
    The son of Ethan: Azariah.
    1 Chronicles 2:7-9 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 2 (Whole Chapter)
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:42
    the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
    1 Chronicles 6:41-43 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 6 (Whole Chapter)
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:44
    and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluk,
    1 Chronicles 6:43-45 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 6 (Whole Chapter)
  7. 1 Chronicles 15:17
    So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph son of Berekiah; and from their relatives the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
    1 Chronicles 15:16-18 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 15 (Whole Chapter)
  8. 1 Chronicles 15:19
    The musicians Heman, Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;
    1 Chronicles 15:18-20 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 15 (Whole Chapter)
  9. Psalm 89:1
    [ Psalm 89 ] A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the LORD’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
    Psalm 89:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 89 (Whole Chapter
Ur is a BIBLICAL name, and I will have to cross refrence the usage in the bible...
.Uranas is a planet in the solar system, the name of what also breaks into reason with the meaing u.se of the word "Light".

A horoscope, for me from Astro.com was more a Venus in a House of the Zodiac belt, or wheel; this may be pulling way far adrift... :
The pleasures of life

Valid during several weeks: This influence has the effect of making your everyday surroundings and activities more pleasant and agreeable. Your social life often picks up at this time as you get together with friends and neighbors to have fun or simply socialize and talk. All your dealings with people in the everyday world will be pleasant and light. You will not want to discuss serious matters, because this influence makes one interested only in the pleasures of life. On a somewhat deeper level, this influence can provide an opportunity to discover that there is a considerable amount of love in your everyday life. You do not have to search for true affection. Many of us go through life without ever acknowledging the love that we encounter every day. This is a good time to let people know how much you love them...(THAT was from a Venus in the Third House description;;;many people if not all of us, may experience this from a FIVE DAY PERIOD; the length of time that Venus may take to travel thru one House...so of those people; those pleasures in life may possibly really be shared with some similar views as described..)(..that will take an update in edit or by comment for me to even say; purely speculative.)

Where's the LOVE is better than an arguementative approachment...

SO WHAT BETTER THAN TO LOOK AT THOSE DESCRIBED PLANETS?;Better to look at the planets as described in scripture, and consult if need be.

Astrology opinion
ASTROLOGY puts alot of charactor into charts that concider the rising sign of the moments.
Ascendant 17°38' Aries
Ascendant or House I

The First House or Ascendant represents one's behaviour in the eyes of others, and also one's health. It corresponds to the way the individual acts in the world. It is the image of the personality seen by others and the person's visible behaviour expressed outwardly. The 1st House is in analogy with Aries and thus Mars too, and then the Sun. It is an angular house, the most important one with the Midheaven, maybe even more so due to its link with the body and health.

Interpretation of the 17° Aries symbolic degree

"A man and a woman shake hands affectionately. He touches her shoulder in a gesture of friendship."

Kind, helpful, and honest character. Sincere feelings of devotion, peace, and harmony prevail within the family, as well as in the workplace among colleagues, employers, and employees. Success is nice and steady, though not outstanding. A female figure plays an instrumental role in enhancing one's social status.

Ascendant in Aries



THis is the ASTROTHEME.COM collected data for the MOON and URANUS both, at the moment of THe Moon sighting September 28th, 2011:
AND THE WHOLE WORLD MAY HAVE SLIGHLY DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THAT MAY VARY FOR TIMES FOR DESCRIPTIONS LIKE THIS ONE; FOR THE MOON AND URANU, ASTRONOMY TELLS US THAT AT ITS APPEARANCE AT THIS TIME, THE MOON IS ALREADY NEAR 30 SOME HOURS OLD FROMITS NEW BIRTH IN THIS PHASE.:

THE MOON

ASTROTHEME.COM Interpretation of the 28° Libra symbolic degree

"In a thick wood, by a deep pond, a young man lies on the grass with a book in his hand. A few sunbeams shine through the trees."

Melancholic, romantic, and humble character. One amasses a great deal of knowledge and becomes an expert in one's field, but one is determined to stay out of the spotlight. If in the natal chart, the Sun or Mercury is strong, this degree indicates that intellectual undertakings bring about outstanding success.

Moon in Libra

On the day and at the time of your birth, the Moon was in the sign of Libra. You loathe violence. Your nature is sociable and you are keen to maintain harmony in your environment. You are sensitive to “the spirit of the times”, to prevailing trends and currents. Because you pick up the moods of the people who surround you, you can be diplomatic. As you adopt the characteristics of your environment, your may become vulnerable. Your surrounding models may influence your tastes and your habits: you readily espouse your entourage’s standards and aesthetic concepts. You can take advantage of your strong sensitivity in order to express yourself through a “beyond the home” activity that requires fineness, aesthetical sense, and good taste.

Moon in House VII

With the Moon in the 7th House, you feel that human relationships take shape naturally and do not need to be built. Linking up to the world is not a matter of reasoned and codified sociability, but of sensitivity. You get along well with the people whom you feel are trustworthy a priori. The ideal partner for you is a person who resembles you, and whose sensitivity is like your own in terms of subtlety and complicity. Within your couple, as well as in your associations, you totally blend in the other one. At times, your attitude is selective.

Moon Dominant

If the Moon is part of your natal chart's planetary dominants, in astrology, you are said to be a Lunarian: the driving force behind your actions is mainly the pursuit of well-being and tranquillity. Your sensitive and romantic self lives on those periods of rest during which you let your imagination wander at will. This is your way of finding inspiration and balance. Nothing is allowed to disturb your feeling of fulfilment and security within a harmonious cell, be it a family or a clan. More than other people, the Lunarian is attached to those moments during which one forgets one's worries and lets oneself cast adrift aimlessly, with no other goal than to be lulled into an ambiance, a situation, or a perfect moment. Many people do not understand such absences and their meaning, which is to regain strength. These people readily describe you with such unflattering terms as apathy and nonchalance. Never mind! Some inspirations require surrendering as well as striking a balance derived from alternate action and passivity. Your qualities are expressed to the fullest in situations which demand familiarity and privacy. Your capacities to respect and blend into your environment is at least as valuable as some other people's aggressive dispositions. However, you are well-advised to avoid indolence and renunciation out of laziness or indifference.


URANUS

Uranus represents individual freedom, originality, independence, marginality, avant guard inspiration, ultra modernism. Fire is its element, it is dry, and it rules Aquarius, is in exaltation with Scorpio and is in analogy with the brain and the nerves.

It represents inventors, odd characters, revolutionaries.

Temperament : Nervous to the extreme

Characterology : Emotive, Active, Secondary type; it is a Passionate type.

Interpretation of the 2° Aries symbolic degree

"A woman in a Greek dress seems to explain something to a person who is not represented on the image. Her face is ablaze with a welcoming smile. Behind her, a half-naked woman is reclining on a carpet thrown on the floor."

Fiery, honest, and generous character. One is always prepared to reach out to deprived people in order to alleviate their sufferings. One seeks peace and harmony and attracts many friends who are willing to help. However, if in the natal chart the planets linked to emotions are severely afflicted by hard aspects, this degree may warn against all sorts of sensual excesses, and advises to beware of passions of all sorts.


URANUS

in Aries

The planet Uranus symbolizes originality, independence and cerebral energy bursting suddenly. Uranus triggers the irresistible need for freedom that we have in ourselves. Uranus tends to break the constraints that have become unbearable and gives us the courage and the will to get rid of what has become a burden; when he is well aspected, he also indicates genius. In your natal chart, Uranus’ house position is more important than his sign position because, like Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto, he is a slow planet. Many people born in the same period have Uranus in the same sign. This is the reason why the sign occupied here is less meaningful than when it is occupied by the so-called fast planets, i.e. the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars. Therefore, some caution is to be exercised as you read what follows. The sign positions of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto have a collective meaning. They do not influence your personality, unless they are involved in numerous aspects or when they emphasize a personal point of your natal chart such as your Ascendant’s ruler, an angular planet, i.e. a planet near the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Nadir or the Descendant. In such cases, the activity of the slow planet is very highlighted. Uranus in Aries increases your dynamism and your charisma but he may give you a self-centered nature through excessive drive and confidence.

Uranus in House XII

With Uranus in the 12th House, you set high standards for your ideals. Beyond self-interests and frenzied individualism, you look for a reason for living, for a model, or for a guide. You are open to revelations which may radically change your manner and your life. A clap of thunder out of the blue... Your marks crumble, and new convictions crop up. This is a U-turn! However, you must be wary of all kinds of fanaticism.

Uranus Dominant

If Uranus is part of your natal chart's planetary dominants, in astrology, you are said to be a Uranian: personal values are prevailing. Inner certainties fuel an inflexible will and a desire to call attention on yourself as well as to follow your beliefs through. This planet prompts you to behave with determination, to put forward your own truth, and to start your personal revolution. More than other people, you are willing to keep some degree of autonomy in all circumstances, and you often display an individualistic nature. In order to achieve your ideal of freedom and independence, you may act like a despot as you try to convince and to impose your views, whether smoothly or forcefully. Regardless of the flexibility of your comportment, some situations demand an absolute firmness as well as uncompromising, frank and straightforward attitudes. People may criticise you for your intransigence and say that you are a hardliner. Outsider's opinions don't matter! The most important thing is that you act in all conscience and reach your primary objectives. More than anyone else, you know how to use your willpower and to focus your energy on a precise aim, relentlessly, whatever the consequences might be. In the chapter of qualities, let's mention a definite sense of responsibility, an innovative mind open to techniques and modern ideas, as well as a natural self-discipline which overcomes many an obstacle. Therefore, people are well-advised not to hound you into a corner.


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LEGEND OF LA‘A-MAI-KAHIKI'S TRIPLET SONS

La‘a is received on Kauai by Moikeha and his kahuna Poloahi-lani. He settles at Kahiki-nui on Maui but, finding it too windy, removes to the west coast of Kahoolawe, whence he sails back to Kahiki. His principal place of residence is at Kualoa on Oahu. Here he has three wives, daughters of three chiefs of this region, all of whom give birth on the same night. Hoaka-nui-kapuaihelu, daughter of Lono-ka-ehu, chief of Kualoa. is the mother of Lauli-a-la‘a; Waolena from Kaalaea, of Ahukini; Mano from Kaneohe, of Kukona. Mano's child came last, but when she heard that the other wives had given birth she used energetic means to hasten her child's arrival and hence her name of "Mano who slapped her abdomen" (Mano-opu-pa‘ipa‘i). 7 A chant [from Kamehameha's day] records the incident:

"Ahukai (the father), La‘a (the son),
La‘a, La‘a, La‘a-mai-kahiki the chief;
Ahukini son of La‘a, p. 359
Kukona son of La‘a,
Lauli son of La‘a,
The triple canoe (triplets) of La‘amaikahiki,
The sacred firstborn sons of La‘a
Who were born on the same day."

LEGEND OF MOIKEHA-OLOPANA

Olopana settles in Waipio on Hawaii and Lu‘ukia, grand-daughter of Hikapoloa of Kohala, becomes his wife. They are driven out by a flood and retire to Kahiki where some say Moikeha is living, others that he was with Olopana in Waipio. Moikeha becomes infatuated with Lu‘ukia and Olopana raises no objections; but a rival suitor, Mua, who cannot win her favor, pretends to her that Moikeha is defaming her publicly, and she will have nothing more to do with Moikeha. The chief therefore leaves his lands under the care of Olopana and paddles away in a canoe manned by companions whose names, as recorded, are perpetuated as place names on the Hawaiian group. His canoes beach on the island of Kauai, at Waimahanalua, in Kapa‘a in Wailua. The pretty daughters of the chief Puna are out surfing. They take Moikeha for their husband and he succeeds at Puna's death to his father-in-law's lands. . . .

Moikeha's son Ho‘okamali‘i settles at Ewa on Oahu, Haulanui-aikea remains on Kauai, Kila goes to Hilo, Hawaii. Other sons named are Umalehu, Kaialea, Ke-kai-hawewe, Lau-kapalala. His two wives are Ho‘oipo-i-ka-malanai and Hina-uulua [but both names may belong to a single woman and "Sweetheart in the trade wind" may be a chant name for the Hina-uulua who appears on the Nana-ulu genealogy as wife of Moikeha and mother of Ho‘okamali‘i who succeeds his father].

On the journey from the south the party touches first at the easternmost point of Hawaii and the younger brothers of Moikeha (Kumukahi and Ha‘eha‘e) remain at Puna; the kahunas Mo‘okini and Ka-lua-wilinau make their home at Kohala; Honua-ula lands in Hana on Maui; the sisters Makapu‘u and Makaaoa land on Oahu [where Kila visits them when he sails after La‘a, and Hi‘iaka claims Makupu‘u as relative in ghost form on her journey about Oahu]. The rest of the party go on to Kauai. These include the paddlers Ka-pahi and Moana-ikaiaiwe, the sailing master Kipu-nui-aiakamau, with his mate, especially skilled in maneuvering a canoe by backing water; the spy Kaukaukamunolea, with his mate, who goes later as pilot with Kila

p. 354

to Kahiki; and the foster son of Moikeha, the chanter Kamahualele (Child of the flying spray). Between Lanai and Molokai, Moikeha has joined to his company a kupua called Kakaka-uha-nui (Strong-chested Kakaka) who has such long legs he can steady a canoe as he stands in the water and can stay under water for a long time without breathing. It is he who, on the return voyage with Kila, wins a match in a diving contest with the tide kupua Ke-au-miki and Ke-au-ka by staying under water "ten nights and two" to their ten nights.

The fine chant calling upon Moikeha to make his home in Hawaii is supposed to have been composed by Kamahualele as the canoe first sighted land, some say at South cape in Kau district, others off the Hilo coast.

Eia Hawaii, he moku, he kanaka,
He kanaka Hawaii--e,
He kanaka Hawaii,
He kama na Kahiki,
He pua alii mai Kapaahu,
Mai Moa-ulu-nui-akea Kanaloa,
He moopuna na Kahiko, laua o Kapulanakehau. . . .
"Here is Hawaii, an island, a man,
Hawaii is a man indeed,
Hawaii is a man,
A child of Tahiti,
A royal offspring from Kapaahu,
From Moa-ula-nui-akea of Kanaloa,
A grandchild of Kahiko and Kapulanakehau.
It was Papa who bore him,
The daughter of Ku-kalani-ehu and Kahaka-ua-koko,
The island offspring from a single group,
Set evenly from east to west,
As if spread out in a row,
And joined onto Holani,
Kaialea the seer journeyed about the land,
Separated Nu‘uhiwa, landed on Polapola,
Kahiko is the rootstock of the land,
He divided up and separated the islands, p. 355
The fishline of Kaha‘i is broken, Cut by Ku-kanaloa,
The lands are divided into sections, into districts,
Divided by the sacred bamboo knife of Kanaloa,
Haumea is the bird sailing to Kahiki,
Moikeha is the chief who dwells there,
My chief dwells in Hawaii,
He lives! he lives!
The chief lives and the kahuna,
The soothsayer lives and the slave,
He dwells on Hawaii and is at rest,
He grows to old age on Kauai,
Kauai is the island,
Moikeha is the chief!" 2

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Attention Gifts Prophecy Tongues Wisdom Understanding

Gifts, intentions; Gender, persuasions...
What is the price of Tea anyway?
So there is this ancient thought that takes some modern precidence contemplating the interpretations and or conciensiusness bariers of understandings that drive or inspire or seed into acts of following; all this simply surrounds the notions implied of the audiance toward the ordains of instructors or messengers instructions, gender.

Is that all?


September 4th


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Morning Study

Proverbs 5

Proverbs 6

Evening Study


I Corinthians 14:1-20


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1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.


3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:


4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.


5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.


6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:


9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:


10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;


11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;


13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!


14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.


16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.


17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.


18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.


19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.


20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?


21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.


22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.


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1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.


3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.


4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.


5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.



6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:


7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,


8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.


9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?


10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:



11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.


12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.



13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;


14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.


15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.


16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:


17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,


18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,


19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.


20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:


21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.


22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.


23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:


24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.


25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.


26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.


27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?


28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?


29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.


30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;


31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.


32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.


33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.


34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.


35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.






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Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues







1Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. 2For anyone who speaks in a tonguea does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries with his spirit.b 3But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort. 4He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. 5I would like every one of you to speak in tongues,c but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues,d unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified.







6Now, brothers, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction? 7Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes? 8Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle? 9So 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. 10Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. 11If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me. 12So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.







13For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret what he says. 14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. 15So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. 16If you are praising God with your spirit, how can one who finds himself among those who do not understande say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying? 17You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other man is not 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.







20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults. 21In the Law it is written:







“Through men of strange tongues







and through the lips of foreigners







I will speak to this people,







but even then they will not listen to me,”f







says the Lord.







22Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers. 23So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who do not understandg or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind? 24But if an unbeliever or someone who does not understandh comes in while everybody is prophesying, he will be convinced by all that he is a sinner and will be judged by all, 25and the secrets of his heart will be laid bare. So he will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”







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26What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church. 27If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. 28If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God.







29Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said. 30And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop. 31For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. 32The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets. 33For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.







As in all the congregations of the saints, 34women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. 35If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.







36Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? 37If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command. 38If he ignores this, he himself will be ignored.i







39Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.














Footnotes:
a 2 Or another language; also in verses 4, 13, 14, 19, 26 and 27
b 2 Or by the Spirit
c 5 Or other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
d 5 Or other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
e 16 Or among the inquirers
f 21 Isaiah 28:11,12
g 23 Or some inquirers
h 24 Or or some inquirer
i 38 Some manuscripts If he is ignorant of this, let him be ignorant




















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