1 Corinthians 14

Prophecy a Superior Gift

11PursueG1377 loveG26, yetG1161 earnestlyG2206 2desireG2206 3spiritualG4152 gifts, but especiallyG3123 that you may 4prophesyG4395. 2For the one who 5speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 does not speakG2980 to peopleG444, but to GodG2316; for noG3762 oneG3762 6understandsG191, but 7in his spiritG4151 he speaksG2980 8mysteriesG3466. 3But the one who prophesiesG4395 speaksG2980 to peopleG444 for 9edificationG3619, 1011exhortationG3874, and consolationG3889. 4The one who 12speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 13edifiesG3618 himselfG1438; but the one who 14prophesiesG4395 15edifiesG3618 the churchG1577. 5NowG1161 I wishG2309 that you allG3956 16spokeG2980 in tonguesG1100, but 17ratherG3123 that you would prophesyG4395; and greaterG3173 is the one who prophesiesG4395 thanG2228 the one who 18speaksG2980 in tonguesG1100, unlessG1622G1487G3361 he interpretsG1329, soG2443 thatG2443 the churchG1577 may receiveG2983 19edificationG3619.

6But nowG3568, brothersG80 and sisters, ifG1437 I comeG2064 to you speakingG2980 in tonguesG1100, howG5101 will I benefitG5623 you unlessG1437G3361 I speakG2980 to you eitherG2228 by wayG1722 of 20revelationG602, orG2228 of 21knowledgeG1108, orG2228 of 22prophecyG4394, orG2228 of 23teachingG1322? 7YetG3676 even lifelessG895 instruments, whetherG1535 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 onG832 theG832 fluteG832 orG2228 on the harpG2789? 8For ifG1437 24the trumpetG4536 producesG1325 an indistinctG82 soundG5456, whoG5101 will prepareG3903 himself for battleG4171? 9SoG3779 you tooG2532, unlessG1437G3361 you produceG1325 intelligibleG2154 speechG3056 by the tongueG1100, howG4459 will it be knownG1097 what is spokenG2980? For you will just be 25talkingG2980 to the airG109. 10There are, perhapsG5177, a greatG5118 manyG5118 kindsG1085 of 26languagesG5456 in the worldG2889, and noneG3762 is incapableG880 ofG880 meaningG880. 11SoG3767 ifG1437 I do not knowG3609 the meaningG1411 of the languageG5456, I will be 27unintelligibleG915 to the one who speaksG2980, and the one who speaksG2980 will be unintelligibleG915 28to me. 12SoG3779 you tooG2532, sinceG1893 you are eagerG2207 toG2207 possessG2207 29spiritualG4151 gifts, striveG2212 to excelG4052 for the 30edificationG3619 of the churchG1577.

13ThereforeG1352, one who speaksG2980 in a tongueG1100 is to prayG4336 that he may interpretG1329. 14For ifG1437 I prayG4336 in a tongueG1100, my spiritG4151 praysG4336, but my mindG3563 is unproductiveG175. 1531WhatG5101 is the outcome thenG3767? I will prayG4336 with the spiritG4151, but I will prayG4336 with the mindG3563 alsoG2532; I will 32singG5567 with the spiritG4151, but I will singG5567 with the mindG3563 alsoG2532. 16ForG1893 otherwiseG1893, ifG1437 you blessG2127 God 33in the spiritG4151 only, howG4459 will the one who occupiesG378 the placeG5117 of the 34outsiderG2399 know to sayG3004 35the “AmenG281” at your 36givingG2169 ofG2169 thanksG2169, sinceG1894 he does not understandG3609 whatG5101 you are sayingG3004? 17For you are givingG2168 thanksG2168 wellG2573 enough, but the otherG2087 personG2087 is not 37edifiedG3618. 18I thankG2168 GodG2316, I speakG2980 in tonguesG1100 moreG3123 than you allG3956; 19neverthelessG235, in churchG1577 I preferG2309 to speakG2980 fiveG4002 wordsG3056 with my mindG3563 soG2443 thatG2443 I may instructG2727 othersG243 alsoG2532, ratherG2228 thanG2228 tenG3463 thousandG3463 wordsG3056 in a tongueG1100.

Instruction for the Church

2038BrothersG80 and sisters, 39do not be childrenG3813 in your thinkingG5424; yetG235 in evilG2549 40be infantsG3515, but in your thinkingG5424 be matureG5046. 21In 41the 42LawG3551 it is writtenG1125: “43By menG2084 ofG2084 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 44prophecyG4394 is not for unbelieversG571, but for thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 23ThereforeG3767 ifG1437 the wholeG3650 churchG1577 gathersG4905 togetherG1909G3588G846 and allG3956 the people speakG2980 in tonguesG1100, and 45outsidersG2399 orG2228 unbelieversG571 enterG1525, will they not sayG3004 that 46you areG3105 insaneG3105? 24But ifG1437 allG3956 47prophesyG4395, and an unbelieverG571 orG2228 an 48outsiderG2399 entersG1525, he is 49convictedG1651 by allG3956, he is calledG350 toG350 accountG350 by allG3956; 2550the secretsG2927 of his heartG2588 are disclosedG5318; and soG3779 he will 51fallG4098 on his faceG4383 and worshipG4352 GodG2316, 52declaringG518 that GodG2316 is certainlyG3689 amongG1722 you.

2653WhatG5101 is the outcome thenG3767, 54brothersG80 and sisters? WhenG3752 you assembleG4905, 55eachG1538 oneG1538 hasG2192 a 56psalmG5568, hasG2192 a 57teachingG1322, hasG2192 a 58revelationG602, hasG2192 a 59tongueG1100, hasG2192 an 60interpretationG2058. 61AllG3956 thingsG3956 are to be doneG1096 for edificationG3619. 27IfG1535 anyoneG5100 speaksG2980 in a 62tongueG1100, it must be by twoG1417 orG2228 at the mostG4183 threeG5140, and each one in turnG303G3313, and oneG1520 is to 63interpretG1329; 28but ifG1437 there is noG3361 interpreterG1328, he is to keepG4601 silentG4601 in churchG1577; and have him speakG2980 to himselfG1438 and to GodG2316. 29Have twoG1417 orG2228 threeG5140 64prophetsG4396 speakG2980, and have the othersG243 65passG1252 judgmentG1252. 30But ifG1437 a revelationG601 isG601 madeG601 to anotherG243 who is seatedG2521, then the firstG4413 one is to keepG4601 silentG4601. 31For you canG1410 allG3956 prophesyG4395 oneG2596G1520 by oneG2596G1520, soG2443 thatG2443 allG3956 may learnG3129 and allG3956 may be 66exhortedG3870; 32and the spiritsG4151 of prophetsG4396 are subjectG5293 to prophetsG4396; 33for GodG2316 is not a God of 67confusionG181, but of peaceG1515.

As in 68allG3956 the churchesG1577 of the 6970saintsG40, 34the womenG1135 are to 71keepG4601 silentG4601 in the churchesG1577; for they are not permittedG2010 to speakG2980, but 72are to subjectG5293 themselves, justG2531 asG2531 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. 36OrG2228 was it from you that the wordG3056 of GodG2316 first wentG1831 outG1831? OrG2228 has it comeG2658 to you onlyG3441?

3775IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 that he is a prophetG4396 orG2228 76spiritualG4152, let him recognizeG1921 that the things whichG3739 I writeG1125 to you 77are the Lord’sG2962 commandmentG1785. 38But ifG1487 anyoneG5100 does not recognizeG50 this, 78he is not recognizedG50.

39ThereforeG5620, my brothersG80 and sisters, 79earnestlyG2206 desireG2206 to 80prophesyG4395, and do not forbidG2967 speakingG2980 in tonguesG1100. 40But 81allG3956 thingsG3956 must be doneG1096 properlyG2156 and in an orderlyG5010 wayG5010.