1 Corinthians 14:18-40

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!”

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 saintsG40.2

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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 churchG1577.3

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 ignoredG50.4

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.