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Praying with the Spirit and the Mind
1 Corinthians 14:13-19
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Therefore someone who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret.
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For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit does pray, but my mind is unproductive.
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So, what about it? 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.
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Otherwise, if you are giving thanks with your spirit, how will someone who has not yet received much instruction be able to say, “Amen,” when you have finished giving thanks, since he doesn’t know what you are saying?
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For undoubtedly you are giving thanks very nicely, but the other person is not being edified.
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I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you,
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but in a congregation meeting I would rather say five words with my mind in order to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue!
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