1 Corinthians 14:23
Good News Translation
If, then, the whole church meets together and everyone starts speaking in strange tongues--and if some ordinary people or unbelievers come in, won't they say that you are all crazy?

New Revised Standard Version
If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

Contemporary English Version
Suppose everyone in your worship service started speaking unknown languages, and some outsiders or some unbelievers come in. Won't they think you are crazy?

New American Bible
So if the whole church meets in one place and everyone speaks in tongues, and then uninstructed people or unbelievers should come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

Douay-Rheims Bible
If therefore the whole church come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in unlearned persons or infidels, will they not say that you are mad?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

If therefore the whole church come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in unlearned persons or infidels, will they not say that you are mad?

the whole.

1 Corinthians 11:18 For first of all I hear that when you come together in the church, there are schisms among you. And in part I believe it.

will.

Hosea 9:7 The days of visitation are come, the days of repaying are come: know ye, O Israel, that the prophet was foolish, the spiritual man was mad, for the multitude of thy iniquity, and the multitude of thy madness.

John 10:20 And many of them said: He hath a devil and is mad. Why hear you him?

Acts 2:13 But others mocking, said: These men are full of new wine.

Acts 26:24 As he spoke these things and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.

Context
Prophecy and Tongues
22Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to believers but to unbelievers: but prophecies, not to unbelievers but to believers. 23If therefore the whole church come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in unlearned persons or infidels, will they not say that you are mad? 24But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not or an unlearned person, he is convinced of all: he is judged of all.…
Cross References
Luke 12:46
The lord of that servant will come in the day that he hopeth not, and at the hour that he knoweth not: and shall separate him and shall appoint him his portion with unbelievers.

Acts 2:13
But others mocking, said: These men are full of new wine.

1 Corinthians 14:22
Top of Page
Top of Page