The church (εκκλησιαν). No article, literally, "a church" (local use). Not η εκκλησια.

Edifies himself. That is, the truths which are communicated to him by the Spirit, and which he utters in an unknown language, may be valua…

He who speaks in an unknown tongue.—Better, He who speaks in a tongue. The introduction of the word “unknown” de…

Paul describes the advantages of prophesying (GK 4736). Prophecy edifies the church, whereas by speaking in tongues, one builds oneself up in seeki…

He that speaks in another tongue edifies himself. In place of what he had said before — that he speaks to God, he now says — he <…

He that speaks in an unknown tongue
Be it the Hebrew language, or any other; some copies, and the Ethiopic version, …

Prophesying, that is, explaining Scripture, is compared with speaking with tongues. This drew more attention than the plain interpretation of Scrip…

Having stated that love surpa es the other gifts, the Apostle then compares the other gifts to each other, showing the excellence of prophecy over …