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Acts 2:2- 13 _ ___
Acts 10:24- 28 _ ___
Acts 19:1- 7 _ ___
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.For to one is given by the Spirit the...interpretation of tongues.
(I Corinthians 12:7-10)The gift of interpretation is a special ability to make known in a language understood the
message of one who speaks in tongues. The interpretation of a message in tongues is given by
the Holy Spirit to one with this spiritual gift. It is not interpreted by knowing the language in
which the message was given. It is given by revelation from the Holy Spirit. Interpretation is a
summary of the message, not a word by word translation. Because of this, interpretation may
vary from the message in tongues in length or structure.
The purpose of this gift is to provide interpretation of the message given by one with the gift of
tongues:
If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by
three, and that by course; and let one interpret. (I Corinthians 14:27)The gift of interpretation is to accompany use of the gift of tongues. It is only when a message in
tongues is interpreted that the church is blessed by it:
I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for
greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he
interpret that the church may receive edifying. (I Corinthians 14:5)A person with the gift of tongues is to keep silent in the church if there is no one present with the
gift of interpretation:
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him
speak to himself, and to God. (I Corinthians 14:28)A person with the gift of tongues should pray for the gift of interpretation: