diff --git a/1co/14/05.md b/1co/14/05.md index f9796ddb2f..701c0d30fb 100644 --- a/1co/14/05.md +++ b/1co/14/05.md @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ +# spoke in tongues + +Here "tongues" represents languages. Alternate translation: "had the ability to speak different languages" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) + # The one who prophesies is greater Paul is emphasizing that the gift of prophecy is greater than the gift of speaking in tongues. Alternate translation: "The one who prophesies has a greater gift" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) # interprets -This means to tell what someone has said in a language to others who do not understand that language. See how this is translated in [1 Corinthians 2:13](../02/13.md). +This is the ability to listen to what someone says in one language and use another language to tell people what that person is saying.