New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 14:1-5

1 1Pursue love, yet 2desire earnestly 3spiritual gifts, but especially that you may 4prophesy. 2For one who 5speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one 6understands, but 7in his spirit he speaks 8mysteries. 3But one who prophesies speaks to men for 9edification and 10exhortation and consolation. 4One who 11speaks in a tongue 12edifies himself; but one who 13prophesies 14edifies the church. 5Now I wish that you all 15spoke in tongues, but 16even more that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who 17speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive 18edifying.

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1. 1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Cor 16:14 ↩
2. 1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Cor 12:31; 14:39 ↩
3. 1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Cor 12:1 ↩
4. 1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Cor 13:2 ↩
5. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Mark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:18ff ↩
6. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Lit hears ↩
7. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Or by the Spirit ↩
8. 1 Corinthians 14:2 1 Cor 13:2 ↩
9. 1 Corinthians 14:3 Rom 14:19; 1 Cor 14:5, 12, 17, 26 ↩
10. 1 Corinthians 14:3 Acts 4:36 ↩
11. 1 Corinthians 14:4 Mark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:18ff, 26f ↩
12. 1 Corinthians 14:4 Rom 14:19; 1 Cor 14:5, 12, 17, 26 ↩
13. 1 Corinthians 14:4 1 Cor 13:2 ↩
14. 1 Corinthians 14:4 Rom 14:19; 1 Cor 14:5, 12, 17, 26 ↩
15. 1 Corinthians 14:5 Mark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:18ff, 26f ↩
16. 1 Corinthians 14:5 Num 11:29 ↩
17. 1 Corinthians 14:5 Mark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:18ff, 26f ↩
18. 1 Corinthians 14:5 Rom 14:19; 1 Cor 14:4, 12, 17, 26 ↩

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