Speaking in Tongues: If there is no interpreter in a congregation setting when someone speaks in tongues, isn't it invalid? Speaking in Tongues: Is it the pastor's responsibility to not allowing tongues to be spoken when there is no interpreter present? Speaking in Tongues: Is "tongues" actual languages spoken somehere on earth, and never some unknown gibberish? Is the plural or singular form of the word significant? [I Corinthians 14:2, I Corinthians 12:22, I Corinthians 13:1].