1 Corinthians 14:7
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And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?
In other translations
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?
Greek words
ὅμωςhomōsEvenG3676τὰta<the>G3588ἄψυχαapsuchalifeless thingsG895φωνὴνphōnēna soundG5456διδόντα,didontagiving,G1325εἴτεeitewhetherG1535αὐλὸςaulosfluteG836εἴτεeiteorG1535κιθάρα,kitharaharp,G2788ἐὰνeanifG1437διαστολὴνdiastolēndistinctionG1293τοῖςtoisto theG3588φθόγγοιςphthongoissoundsG5353μὴmēnotG3361δῷ,dōthey shall give,G1325πῶςpōshowG4459γνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiwill it be knownG1097τὸtowhatG3588αὐλούμενονauloumenonis being pipedG832ἢēorG2228τὸtowhatG3588κιθαριζόμενον;kitharizomenonis being harped?G2789
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Related verses
- 1 Corinthians 14:8For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
- 1 Corinthians 13:1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
- Numbers 10:2-102 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. 5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.2 “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out. 3 When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 4 But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you. 5 When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
- Luke 7:32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
- Matthew 11:17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
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