1 Corinthians 14

1Earnestly pursueG1377 loveG26 andG1161 eagerly desireG2206 spiritual giftsG4152, especiallyG3123 the gift of prophecyG4395. 2ForG1063 he whoG3588 speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 does not speakG3756G2980 to menG444, butG235 to GodG2316. IndeedG1063, no oneG3762 understandsG191 him; he uttersG2980 mysteriesG3466 in the SpiritG4151. 3ButG1161 he whoG3588 prophesiesG4395 speaksG2980 to menG444 for their edificationG3619, encouragementG3874, andG2532 comfortG3889. 4TheG3588 one who speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 edifiesG3618 himselfG1438, butG1161 theG3588 one who prophesiesG4395 edifiesG3618 the churchG1577.

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I wish thatG2309 allG3956 of youG4771 could speakG2980 in tonguesG1100, butG1161 I would ratherG3123 haveG2443 you prophesyG4395. He whoG3588 prophesiesG4395 is greaterG3173 thanG2228 one who speaksG2980 in tonguesG1100, unlessG1622G1487G3361 he interpretsG1329 so thatG2443 theG3588 churchG1577 may beG2983 edifiedG3619.

6NowG3568, brothersG80, ifG1437 I comeG2064 toG4314 youG4771 speakingG2980 in tonguesG1100, howG5101 will I benefitG5623 youG4771, unlessG1437G3361 IG2980 bring youG4771 some revelationG602 orG2228 knowledgeG1108 orG2228 prophecyG4394 orG2228 teachingG1322? 7Even in the case ofG3676 lifelessG895 instrumentsG1325G5456, such asG1535 the fluteG836 orG1535 harpG2788, howG4459 will anyone recognizeG1097 the tune they are playingG1325 unlessG1437G3361 theG3588 notesG5353 are distinctG1293? 8AgainG2532G1063, ifG1437 the trumpetG4536 soundsG1325 a muffledG82 callG5456, whoG5101 will prepareG3903 forG1519 battleG4171? 9SoG3779 it is with youG4771. UnlessG1437G3361 you speakG1325 intelligibleG2154 wordsG3056 withG1223 your tongueG1100, howG4459 will anyone knowG1097 whatG3588 you are sayingG2980? You will just beG1063G1510 speakingG2980 intoG1519 the airG109.

10AssuredlyG1487G5177, there areG1510 manyG5118 differentG1085 languagesG5456 inG1722 the worldG2889, yetG2532 noneG3762 of them is without meaningG880. 11IfG1437, thenG3767, I do not knowG3361G1492 theG3588 meaningG1411 of someone’sG3588 languageG5456, I amG1510 a foreignerG9151 to theG3588 speakerG2980, andG2532 he is a foreignerG915 toG1722 meG1473.

12It is the sameG3779G2532 with youG4771. SinceG1893 you areG1510 eager to haveG2207 spiritual giftsG4151, striveG2212G4314 toG2443 excelG4052 in gifts that build upG3619 theG3588 churchG1577. 13ThereforeG1352, theG3588 one who speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 should prayG4336 thatG2443 he may interpretG1329. 14ForG1063 ifG1437 I prayG4336 in a tongueG1100, myG1473 spiritG4151 praysG4336, butG1161 myG1473 mindG3563 isG1510 unfruitfulG175.

15WhatG5101 thenG3767 shall I do? I will prayG4336 withG3588 my spiritG4151, butG1161 I will also prayG2532G4336 withG3588 my mindG3563. I will singG5567 withG3588 my spiritG4151, butG1161 I will also singG2532G5567 withG3588 my mindG3563. 16OtherwiseG1893, ifG1437 you speak a blessingG2127 inG1722 spiritG4151,2 howG4459 canG3588 someone who is uninstructedG378G3588G5117G2399 sayG2046 “AmenG281” toG1909 yourG4674 thanksgivingG2169, sinceG1894 he does not knowG1492G3756 whatG5101 you are sayingG3004? 17You mayG4771 be giving thanksG2168 well enoughG3303G1063G2573, butG235 theG3588 other oneG2087 is not edifiedG3756G3618.

18I thankG2168 GodG2316 that I speakG2980 in tonguesG1100 moreG3123 than allG3956 of youG4771. 19ButG235 inG1722 the churchG1577, I would ratherG2309 speakG2980 fiveG4002 coherentG1473G3588G3563 wordsG3056 toG2443 instructG2727 othersG243 thanG2228 ten thousandG3463 wordsG3056 inG1722 a tongueG1100.

20BrothersG80, stopG3361 thinkingG5424 like childrenG1096G3813. InG3588 regard to evilG2549 be infantsG3515, butG1161 inG3588 your thinkingG5424 beG1096 matureG5046. 21It is writtenG1125 inG1722 theG3588 LawG3551:

22TonguesG1100, thenG5620, areG1510 a signG4592, notG3756 forG3588 believersG4100, butG235 forG3588 unbelieversG571. ProphecyG4394, howeverG235, is forG3588 believersG4100, notG3756 forG3588 unbelieversG571.

23SoG3767 ifG1437 theG3588 wholeG3650 churchG1577 comesG4905 togetherG1909G3588G846 andG2532 everyoneG3956 speaksG2980 in tonguesG1100, andG1161 some who are uninstructedG2399 orG2228 some unbelieversG571 come inG1525, will they not sayG3756G2046 thatG3754 you are out of your mindsG3105? 24ButG1161 ifG1437 anG5100 unbelieverG571 orG2228 uninstructed personG2399 comes inG1525 whileG1161 everyoneG3956 is prophesyingG4395, he will be convictedG1651 and called to accountG350 byG5259 allG3956, 25and theG3588 secretsG2927 ofG3588 hisG846 heartG2588 will beG1096 made knownG5318. SoG2532G3779 he will fallG4098 facedownG1909G4383 and worshipG4352 GodG2316, proclaimingG518, “GodG2316 isG1510 trulyG3689 amongG1722 youG4771!”

Orderly Worship

26WhatG5101 thenG3767 shall we say, brothersG80? WhenG3752 you come togetherG4905, everyoneG1538 hasG2192 a psalmG5568 or a teachingG1322, a revelationG602, a tongueG1100, or an interpretationG2058. AllG3956 of these must be doneG1096 toG4314 build upG3619 the church.

27IfG1535 anyoneG5100 speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100, twoG1417, orG2228 at mostG4118 threeG5140, should speak inG303 turnG3313, andG2532 someoneG1520 must interpretG1329. 28ButG1161 ifG1437 there isG1510 noG3361 interpreterG1328, he should remain silentG4601 inG1722 the churchG1577 andG1161 speakG2980 only to himselfG1438 andG2532 GodG2316.

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TwoG1417 orG2228 threeG5140 prophetsG4396 should speakG2980, andG2532 theG3588 othersG243 should weigh carefullyG1252 what is said. 30AndG1161 ifG1437 a revelation comesG601 to someone whoG243 is seatedG2521, theG3588 firstG4413 speaker should stopG4601. 31ForG1063 you canG1410 allG3956 prophesyG4395 inG2596 turn so thatG2443 everyoneG3956 may be instructedG3129 andG2532 encouragedG3870. 32The spiritsG4151 of prophetsG4396 are subjectG5293 to prophetsG4396. 33ForG1063 God isG1510 notG3756 a GodG2316 of disorderG181, butG235 of peaceG1515—asG5613 inG1722 allG3956 theG3588 churchesG1577 of theG3588 saintsG40.4

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WomenG1135 are to be silentG4601 inG1722 theG3588 churchesG1577. TheyG3756G846 are not permittedG2010 to speakG2980, butG235 must be in submissionG5293, asG2531 theG3588 lawG3551 saysG3004. 35IfG1487 they wishG2309 to inquire aboutG3129 somethingG5100, they are to askG1905 their ownG2398 husbandsG435 atG1722 homeG3624; forG1063 it isG1510 dishonorableG150 for a womanG1135 to speakG2980 inG1722 the churchG1577.5

36DidG2228 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 originateG1831 withG575 youG4771? OrG2228 are youG4771 the onlyG3441 ones it has reachedG2658? 37IfG1487 anyoneG5100 considersG1380 himself a prophetG4396 orG2228 spiritual personG4152, let him acknowledgeG1921 thatG3754 whatG3739 I am writingG1125 youG4771 isG1510 the Lord’sG2962 commandG1785. 38ButG1161 ifG1487 anyoneG5100 ignores thisG50, he himself will be ignoredG50.6

39SoG5620, myG1473 brothersG80, be eagerG2206 to prophesyG4395, andG2532 do notG3361 forbidG2967 speakingG2980 in tonguesG1100. 40ButG1161 everythingG3956 must be doneG1096 in a properG2156 andG2532 orderlyG2596G5010 manner.