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Berean Standard Bible

“What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.”

1 Corinthians 14:26

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The Corinthian worship gatherings were lively, and 1 Corinthians 14 tries to bring order without dampening participation. Paul has been comparing tongues and prophecy, insisting that what happens in the assembly must benefit everyone present.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

American Standard Version (ASV)

What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

What then is it, brethren? whenever you may come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Qué hay pues, hermanos? Cuando os juntáis, cada uno de vosotros tiene salmo, tiene doctrina, tiene lengua, tiene revelación, tiene interpretación: hágase todo para edificación.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Bien, hermanos míos, resumamos. Cuando se reúnan, unos canten, otros enseñen o comuniquen lo que Dios les haya revelado o hablen en lenguas extrañas o interpreten lo que los otros dijeron en lenguas; pero que todo sirva para la edificación de la iglesia.

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