Language

Of all mankind one at first Genesis 11:1,6
CALLED
- Speech Mark 14:70; Acts 14:11
- Tongue Acts 1:19; Revelation 5:9
CONFUSION OF
- A punishment for presumption, &c Genesis 11:2-6
- Originated the varieties in Genesis 11:7
- Scattered men over the earth Genesis 11:8,9
- Divided men into separated nations Genesis 10:5,20,31
Great variety of, spoken by men 1 Corinthians 14:10
Ancient kingdoms often comprehended nations of different Esther 1:22; Daniel 3:4; 6:25
KINDS OF, MENTIONED
- Hebrew 2 Kings 18:28; Acts 26:14
- Chaldea Daniel 1:4
- Syriack 2 Kings 18:26; Ezra 4:7
- Greek Acts 21:37
- Latin Luke 23:38
- Lycaonian Acts 14:11
- Arabic, &c Acts 2:11
- Egyptian Psalm 84:5; 114:1; Acts 2:10
Of some nations difficult Ezekiel 3:5,6
The term barbarian applied to those who spoke a strange 1 Corinthians 14:11
POWER OF SPEAKING DIFFERENT
- A gift of the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:10
- Promised Mark 16:17
- Given on the day of Pentecost Acts 2:3,4
- Followed receiving the gospel Acts 10:44-46
- Conferred by laying on of the apostles' hands Acts 8:17,18; 19:6
- Necessary to spread of the gospel Acts 2:7-11
- A sign to unbelievers 1 Corinthians 14:22
- Sometimes abused 1 Corinthians 14:2-12,23
- Ceased when the written Bible completed 1 Corinthians 13:8-10
INTERPRETATION OF
- Antiquity of engaging persons for Genesis 42:23
- A gift of the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:10
- Most important in the early church 1 Corinthians 14:5,13,27,28
- The Jews punished by being given up to people of a strange Deuteronomy 28:49; Isaiah 28:11; Jeremiah 5:15

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