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1 Corinthians 14:10 Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There are many different languages in the world, and every language has meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />There are, if it may be, so many kinds of languages in <i>the</i> world, and none without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them <i>is</i> without signification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them <i>is</i> without significance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and none is incapable of meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and no kind is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and no <i>kind</i> is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of sounds in the world, and none is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There are, I suppose, a great many kinds of languages in the world [unknown to us], and none is lacking in meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are doubtless many different kinds of languages in the world, none is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are doubtless many different kinds of languages in the world, and all have meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There are many different languages in this world, and all of them make sense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />No matter how many different languages there are in the world, not one of them is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There are, I suppose, many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There are probably many kinds of languages in the world, and none is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There are, we will suppose, a great number of languages in the world, and no creature is without a language.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without meaning. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is unmeaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />There are, if it may be, so many kinds of languages in <i>the</i> world, and none without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is unmeaning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If perchance, such kind of voices be in the world, and none of them speechless.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There are, for example, so many kinds of tongues in this world; and none is without voice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Consider that there are so many different kinds of languages in this world, and yet none is without a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It happens that there are many different languages in the world, and none is meaningless;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There are doubtless many different kinds of sounds in the world, and nothing is without sound.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, there are many kinds of speech in the world, yet none of them are without expression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For behold, there are many kinds of languages in the world, and there is not one of them without sound.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />If it so happens that there are so many kinds of voices in the world, and nothing without a voice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For though there are so many different kinds of languages in the world, yet is not one of them without its meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />there are, it may be, as many different languages in the world as there are people, and none of them without signification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There are, we will suppose, a great number of languages in the world, and no creature is without a language.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no one <i>of them is</i> without signification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />There are, it may be, as many kinds of voices in the world <i>as people,</i> and none of them insignificant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=2965" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Prophecy and Tongues</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>So 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. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5177.htm" title="5177: tychoi (V-AOA-3S) -- (a) gen: I obtain, (b) absol: I chance, happen; ordinary, everyday, it may chance, perhaps. ">Assuredly,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">there are</a> <a href="/greek/5118.htm" title="5118: Tosauta (DPro-NNP) -- So great, so large, so long, so many. From tosos and houtos; so vast as this, i.e. Such.">many</a> <a href="/greek/1085.htm" title="1085: genē (N-NNP) -- Offspring, family, race, nation, kind. From ginomai; kin.">different</a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnōn (N-GFP) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">languages</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmō (N-DMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">the world,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">yet</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: ouden (Adj-NNS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">none of them is</a> <a href="/greek/880.htm" title="880: aphōnon (Adj-NNS) -- Soundless, voiceless, speechless, dumb. Figuratively, unmeaning.">without meaning.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">11</span>If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-7.htm">Genesis 11:7-9</a></span><br />Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” / So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city. / That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Acts 2:4-11</a></span><br />And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. / Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. / And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a></span><br />After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Isaiah 28:11</a></span><br />Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Zephaniah 3:9</a></span><br />For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46</a></span><br />For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-6.htm">Acts 19:6</a></span><br />And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Mark 16:17</a></span><br />And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Isaiah 33:19</a></span><br />You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49</a></span><br />The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Jeremiah 5:15</a></span><br />Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-3.htm">Psalm 19:3</a></span><br />Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-4.htm">Daniel 3:4-7</a></span><br />Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded: / As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. / And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Acts 2:6</a></span><br />And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-8.htm">Acts 2:8</a></span><br />How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/8-39.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-7.htm">Different</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-2.htm">Doubtless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-11.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">Kinds</a> <a 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href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-5.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/acts/28-4.htm">Undoubtedly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-1.htm">Prophecy is commended,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">and preferred before speaking in tongues,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-6.htm">by a comparison drawn from musical instruments.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-12.htm">Both must be referred to edification,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-22.htm">as to their true and proper end.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-26.htm">The true use of each is taught,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-27.htm">and the abuse rebuked.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-34.htm">Women in the churches.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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href="/study/1_corinthians/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Assuredly,</b><br>This word emphasizes certainty and confidence. It reflects the apostle Paul's authoritative tone as he addresses the Corinthian church, affirming the truth of his statement. This assurance is consistent with Paul's role as an apostle, tasked with conveying divine truths to the early church.<p><b>there are many different languages in the world,</b><br>The mention of "many different languages" highlights the diversity of human speech, a reality since the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>), where God confused human language to scatter people across the earth. This diversity is a testament to God's sovereignty and the complexity of His creation. In the context of Corinth, a cosmopolitan city, the presence of multiple languages would have been a daily reality, reflecting the city's trade and cultural exchanges.<p><b>yet none of them is without meaning.</b><br>This phrase underscores the inherent purpose and significance of each language. Every language serves as a vehicle for communication, understanding, and relationship-building. In the biblical context, language is a gift from God, intended for expressing His truths and facilitating human interaction. This idea is echoed in <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Acts 2:4-11</a>, where the Holy Spirit enables the apostles to speak in various tongues, allowing people from different nations to hear the gospel in their own language. The meaningfulness of language also points to the importance of clarity and edification in the use of spiritual gifts, a central theme in <a href="/1_corinthians/14.htm">1 Corinthians 14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/apostle_paul.htm">Apostle Paul</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth about the use of spiritual gifts, particularly the gift of tongues.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece, known for its diverse population and cultural influences, which included a variety of languages and dialects.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinthian_church.htm">Corinthian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of Paul's letter, a diverse group of believers struggling with issues of unity and the proper use of spiritual gifts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_communication.htm">The Importance of Communication</a></b><br>Language is a tool for conveying meaning and understanding. In the church, clear communication is essential for edification and unity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/diversity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Diversity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>Just as there are many languages, there are diverse gifts and roles within the church. Each has its purpose and value.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_interpretation.htm">The Role of Interpretation</a></b><br>Spiritual gifts, like speaking in tongues, require interpretation to be beneficial to the church. This principle applies to all forms of communication within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_amidst_diversity.htm">Unity Amidst Diversity</a></b><br>The church is called to embrace diversity while striving for unity. This involves respecting and valuing different expressions and gifts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purposeful_use_of_gifts.htm">Purposeful Use of Gifts</a></b><br>Spiritual gifts should be used purposefully to build up the church, not for personal gain or show.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_lord's_prayer's_meaning.htm">Is speaking in tongues required for Christian salvation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_was_nehemiah_written.htm">What does it mean Jesus became sin for us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_speaking_in_tongues_linguistic_or_psychological.htm">1 Corinthians 12:10 – Does the practice of speaking in tongues have any verifiable linguistic basis, or is it purely psychological? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_3_10's_trial_fit_history.htm">In Revelation 3:10, how can a global 'hour of trial' be reconciled with scientific or historical records of tribulations that were not universal?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world.</span>--There are a great many voices or languages in the world, and none of them but has a right meaning when spoken rightly and to the right person. No word in any language can be meaningless, but must correspond to some thought--for the thought exists first, and the word is invented as the expression of it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It may be.</span> A mere expression of uncertainty as to the exact number (comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">1 Corinthians 15:37</a>). It is one of the very few instances where even the verb which implies "chance" is recognized. The word "chance" itself (<span class="greek">τυχὴ</span>) does not occur in the New Testament. <span class="cmt_word">So many kinds of voices.</span> This does not seem to mean "so many languages." The Jews always asserted that the languages, of the world were seventy in number. It seems to mean "classes of expressive sounds." <span class="cmt_word">None of them is without signification.</span> The words rendered "without signification," literally mean <span class="accented">dumb.</span> The meaning must either be that "nothing - no creature - is dumb," or that "every class of sounds has its own distinct meaning." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Assuredly,</span><br /><span class="grk">τύχοι</span> <span class="translit">(tychoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5177.htm">Strong's 5177: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: I obtain, (b) absol: I chance, happen; ordinary, everyday, it may chance, perhaps. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">there are</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσιν</span> <span class="translit">(eisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="grk">Τοσαῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(Tosauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5118.htm">Strong's 5118: </a> </span><span class="str2">So great, so large, so long, so many. From tosos and houtos; so vast as this, i.e. Such.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">different</span><br /><span class="grk">γένη</span> <span class="translit">(genē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1085.htm">Strong's 1085: </a> </span><span class="str2">Offspring, family, race, nation, kind. From ginomai; 'kin'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">languages</span><br /><span class="grk">φωνῶν</span> <span class="translit">(phōnōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] world,</span><br /><span class="grk">κόσμῳ</span> <span class="translit">(kosmō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">none [of them is]</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐδὲν</span> <span class="translit">(ouden)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> </span><span class="str2">No one, none, nothing. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">without meaning.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄφωνον</span> <span class="translit">(aphōnon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_880.htm">Strong's 880: </a> </span><span class="str2">Soundless, voiceless, speechless, dumb. Figuratively, unmeaning.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 14:10 There are it may be so many (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 14:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 14:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 14:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 14:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>