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When tongues are used in a worship service, according to Scripture the uttered message is to be interpreted. This is accomplished by those who have the gift of interpretation of tongues. The Bible says the interpretation of tongues is a spiritual gift (1 Corinthians 12:10).If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God (1 Corinthians 14:27).The gift of interpretation of tongues is a supernatural ability to understand the tongue language and translate it. It is not the ability to translate a foreign language.
The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry.
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