for ordinary speech; Paul uses the verb λαλέω (laleō) in 14:19 in connection with speaking with the mind, which seems to embrace intelligible speech, so the verb cannot be restricted to unintelligible speech; Paul also uses this verb in 14:29 of prophetic speech, which like tongues is Spirit-prompted but unlike tongues is immediately intelligible; and the same verb is used in 14:34–35 of a woman asking questions, presumably in her normal language.26 On balance, then, the evidence favors the view
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