1 Corinthians 14

Prophecy a Superior Gift

11PursueG1377 loveG26, yetG1161 2desireG2206 earnestlyG2206 3spiritualG4152 gifts, but especiallyG3123 that you may 4prophesyG4395. 2For one who 5speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 does not speakG2980 to menG444 but to GodG2316; for noG3762 oneG3762 6understandsG191, but 7in his spiritG4151 he speaksG2980 8mysteriesG3466. 3But one who prophesiesG4395 speaksG2980 to menG444 for 9edificationG3619 and 10exhortationG3874 and consolationG3889. 4One who 11speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 12edifiesG3618 himselfG1438; but one who 13prophesiesG4395 14edifiesG3618 the churchG1577. 5NowG1161 I wishG2309 that you allG3956 15spokeG2980 in tonguesG1100, but 16even moreG3123 that you would prophesyG4395; and greaterG3173 is one who prophesiesG4395 thanG2228 one who 17speaksG2980 in tonguesG1100, unlessG1487G3361 he interpretsG1329, soG2443 that the churchG1577 may receiveG2983 18edifyingG3619.

6But nowG3568, brethrenG80, ifG1437 I comeG2064 to you speakingG2980 in tonguesG1100, whatG5101 will I profitG5623 you unlessG1437G3361 I speakG2980 to you eitherG2228 by wayG1722 of 19revelationG602 orG2228 of 20knowledgeG1108 orG2228 of 21prophecyG4394 orG2228 of 22teachingG1322? 7YetG3676 even lifelessG895 thingsG895, eitherG1535 fluteG836 orG1535 harpG2788, in producingG1325 a soundG5456, ifG1437 they do not produceG1325 a distinctionG1293 in the tonesG5353, howG4459 will it be knownG1097 what is playedG832 on the fluteG832 orG2228 on the harpG2789? 8For ifG1437 23the 24bugleG4536 producesG1325 an indistinctG82 soundG5456, whoG5101 will prepareG3903 himself for battleG4171? 9SoG3779 alsoG2532 you, unlessG1437G3361 you utterG1325 by the tongueG1100 speechG3056 that is clearG2154, howG4459 will it be knownG1097 what is spokenG2980? For you will be 25speakingG2980 into the airG109. 10There are, perhapsG5177, a greatG5118 manyG5118 kindsG1085 of 26languagesG5456 in the worldG2889, and noG3762 kind is withoutG880 meaningG880. 11IfG1437 thenG3767 I do not knowG3609 the meaningG1411 of the languageG5456, I will be to the one who speaksG2980 a 2728barbarianG915, and the one who speaksG2980 will be a 29barbarianG915 30to me. 12SoG3779 alsoG2532 you, sinceG1893 you are zealousG2207 of 31spiritualG4151 gifts, seekG2212 to aboundG4052 for the 32edificationG3619 of the churchG1577.

13ThereforeG1352 let one who speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 prayG4336 that he may interpretG1329. 14For ifG1437 I prayG4336 in a tongueG1100, my spiritG4151 praysG4336, but my mindG3563 is unfruitfulG175. 1533WhatG5101 is the outcome thenG3767? I will prayG4336 with the spiritG4151 and I will prayG4336 with the mindG3563 alsoG2532; I will 34singG5567 with the spiritG4151 and I will singG5567 with the mindG3563 alsoG2532. 16OtherwiseG1893 ifG1437 you blessG2127 35in the spiritG4151 only, howG4459 will the one who fillsG378 the placeG5117 of the 36ungiftedG2399 sayG3004 37the “AmenG281” at your 38givingG2169 of thanksG2169, sinceG1894 he does not knowG3609 whatG5101 you are sayingG3004? 17For you are givingG2168 thanksG2168 wellG2573 enoughG2573, but the otherG2087 personG2087 is not 39edifiedG3618. 18I thankG2168 GodG2316, I speakG2980 in tonguesG1100 moreG3123 than you allG3956; 19howeverG235, in the churchG1577 I desireG2309 to speakG2980 fiveG4002 wordsG3056 with my mindG3563 soG2443 that I may instructG2727 othersG243 alsoG2532, ratherG2228 thanG2228 tenG3463 thousandG3463 wordsG3056 in a tongueG1100.

Instruction for the Church

2040BrethrenG80, 41do not be childrenG3813 in your thinkingG5424; yetG235 in evilG2549 42be infantsG3515, but in your thinkingG5424 be matureG5046. 21In 43the LawG3551 it is writtenG1125, “44By menG2084 of strangeG2084 tonguesG2084 and by the lipsG5491 of strangersG2087 I will speakG2980 to thisG3778 peopleG2992, and evenG3761 soG3779 they will not listenG1522 to Me,” saysG3004 the LordG2962. 22SoG5620 thenG5620 tonguesG1100 are for a signG4592, not to thoseG3588 who believeG4100 but to unbelieversG571; but 45prophecyG4394 is for a sign, not to unbelieversG571 but to thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 23ThereforeG3767 ifG1437 the wholeG3650 churchG1577 assemblesG4905 togetherG1909G3588G846 and allG3956 speakG2980 in tonguesG1100, and 46ungiftedG2399 menG2399 orG2228 unbelieversG571 enterG1525, will they not sayG3004 that 47you are madG3105? 24But ifG1437 allG3956 48prophesyG4395, and an unbelieverG571 orG2228 an 49ungiftedG2399 manG2399 entersG1525, he is 50convictedG1651 by allG3956, he is calledG350 to accountG350 by allG3956; 2551the secretsG2927 of his heartG2588 are disclosedG5318; and soG3779 he will 52fallG4098 on his faceG4383 and worshipG4352 GodG2316, 53declaringG518 that GodG2316 is certainlyG3689 amongG1722 you.

2654WhatG5101 is the outcome thenG3767, 55brethrenG80? WhenG3752 you assembleG4905, 56eachG1538 oneG1538 hasG2192 a 57psalmG5568, hasG2192 a 58teachingG1322, hasG2192 a 59revelationG602, hasG2192 a 60tongueG1100, hasG2192 an 61interpretationG2058. Let 62allG3956 thingsG3956 be doneG1096 for edificationG3619. 27IfG1535 anyoneG5100 speaksG2980 in a 63tongueG1100, it should be by twoG1417 orG2228 at the mostG4183 threeG5140, and each in turnG3313, and oneG1520 must 64interpretG1329; 28but ifG1437 there is noG3361 interpreterG1328, he must keepG4601 silentG4601 in the churchG1577; and let him speakG2980 to himselfG1438 and to GodG2316. 29Let twoG1417 orG2228 threeG5140 65prophetsG4396 speakG2980, and let the othersG243 66passG1252 judgmentG1252. 30But ifG1437 a revelationG601 is madeG601 to anotherG243 who is seatedG2521, the firstG4413 one must keepG4601 silentG4601. 31For you canG1410 allG3956 prophesyG4395 oneG2596G1520 by oneG2596G1520, soG2443 that allG3956 may learnG3129 and allG3956 may be exhortedG3870; 32and the spiritsG4151 of prophetsG4396 are subjectG5293 to prophetsG4396; 33for GodG2316 is not a God of 67confusionG181 but of 68peaceG1515, as in 69allG3956 the churchesG1577 of the 70saintsG40.

34The womenG1135 are to 71keepG4601 silentG4601 in the churchesG1577; for they are not permittedG2010 to speakG2980, but 72are to subjectG5293 themselves, justG2531 as 73the LawG3551 alsoG2532 saysG3004. 35IfG1487 they desireG2309 to learnG3129 anythingG5100, let them askG1905 their ownG2398 husbandsG435 at homeG3624; for it is 74improperG150 for a womanG1135 to speakG2980 in churchG1577. 3675Was it from you that the wordG3056 of GodG2316 first wentG1831 forthG1831? OrG2228 has it comeG2658 to you onlyG3441?

3776IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 he is a prophetG4396 orG2228 77spiritualG4152, let him recognizeG1921 that the things whichG3739 I writeG1125 to you 78are the Lord’sG2962 commandmentG1785. 38But ifG1487 anyoneG5100 does not recognizeG50 this, he 79is not recognizedG50.

39ThereforeG5620, my brethrenG80, 80desireG2206 earnestlyG2206 to 81prophesyG4395, and do not forbidG2967 to speakG2980 in tonguesG1100. 40But 82allG3956 thingsG3956 must be doneG1096 properlyG2156 and in an orderlyG5010 mannerG5010.