1 Corinthians 14:25

Repentance Praise and worship God's presence

²³ So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

²⁴ But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,

and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

²⁶ What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

²⁷ If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
KJV: And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
WEB: And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
ASV: the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
DARBY: the secrets of his heart are manifested; and thus, falling upon [his] face, he will do homage to God, reporting that God is indeed amongst you.
BLB: [and] the secrets of his heart become manifest. And thus having fallen upon [his] face, he will worship God, declaring that “God is really among you⁺!”

ÅB: hans hjertes skjulte tanker åpenbares, og så vil han falle på sitt ansikt og tilbe Gud, og vitne at Gud sannelig er iblant dere.
OTB: Hjertets hemmeligheter blir åpenbart; og slik vil de falle på sitt ansikt og tilbe Gud, og erklære at Gud virkelig er blant dere.
B1930: hans hjertes skjulte tanker åpenbares, og så vil han falle på sitt ansikt og tilbede Gud, og vidne at Gud sannelig er iblandt eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
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Zechariah 8:23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
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Psalms 72:11
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
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Luke 17:16
He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
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Revelation 5:8
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
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Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
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Genesis 44:14
When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
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