1 Corinthians 14
Revised Version 1895
1Follow afterG1161 loveG26; yetG1161 desireG2206 earnestlyG2206 spiritualG4152 gifts, butG1161 ratherG3123 thatG2443 ye mayG2443 prophesyG4395. 2ForG1063 heG1161 thatG191 speaketh inG2316 a tongueG1100 speaketh notG3756 unto menG444, butG1161 unto GodG2316; forG1063 noG3756 manG444 understandeth; butG1161 inG2316 theG3588 spiritG4151 heG1161 speaketh mysteriesG3466. 3ButG1161 heG2532 thatG1161 prophesieth speaketh unto menG444 edificationG3619, andG2532 comfortG3874, andG2532 consolationG3889. 4HeG1161 thatG1161 speaketh inG2980 a tongueG1100 edifieth himselfG1438; butG1161 heG1161 thatG1161 prophesieth edifieth theG3588 churchG1577. 5NowG1161 IG1487 wouldG2309 have youG5210 allG3956 speakG2980 withG2980 tonguesG1100, butG1161 ratherG3123 thatG2443 ye shouldG2443 prophesyG4395: andG1161 greaterG3173 is heG1161 thatG2443 prophesieth thanG2228 heG1161 thatG2443 speaketh withG2980 tonguesG1100, exceptG1487 heG1161 interpretG1329, thatG2443 theG3956 churchG1577 mayG2443 receiveG2983 edifyingG3619. 6ButG1161 nowG1161, brethrenG80, ifG1437 IG1437 comeG2064 unto youG5210 speakingG2980 withG1722 tonguesG1100, whatG5101 shallG1100 IG1437 profitG5623 youG5210, unlessG1437 IG1437 speakG2980 toG4314 youG5210 eitherG2228 byG1722 wayG1722 ofG1722 revelationG602, orG2228 ofG1722 knowledgeG1108, orG2228 ofG1722 prophesyingG4394, orG2228 ofG1722 teachingG1322? 7EvenG1437 thingsG3588 withoutG3361 life, givingG1325 a voiceG5456, whetherG1535 pipe orG2228 harpG2788, ifG1437 theyG1437 giveG1325 notG3361 a distinctionG1293 inG2228 theG3588 soundsG5456, howG4459 shall itG1437 beG2228 knownG1097 whatG3588 is piped orG2228 harped? 8ForG1063 ifG1437 theG2532 trumpetG4536 giveG1325 anG1325 uncertain voiceG5456, whoG5101 shallG2532 prepareG3903 himselfG1519 forG1063 warG4171? 9SoG2532 alsoG2532 ye, unlessG1437 ye utterG1325 byG1223 theG3588 tongueG1100 speechG3056 easy toG1519 beG1510 understoodG1097, howG4459 shallG2532 itG1437 beG1510 knownG1097 whatG3588 isG1510 spokenG2980? forG1063 ye willG1510 beG1510 speakingG2980 intoG1519 theG3588 airG109. 10ThereG1510 areG1510, itG1510 mayG2532 beG1510, soG2532 manyG5118 kindsG1085 ofG5456 voicesG5456 inG1722 theG2532 worldG2889, andG2532 noG3762 kindG1085 isG1510 withoutG2532 signification. 11IfG1437 thenG2532 IG1473 knowG1492 notG3361 theG3588 meaningG1411 ofG1411 theG3588 voiceG5456, IG1473 shallG2532 beG1510 toG2532 himG2532 thatG1437 speaketh aG1510 barbarianG915, andG2532 heG2532 thatG1437 speaketh willG1510 beG1510 aG1510 barbarianG915 unto meG1473. 12SoG2443 alsoG2532 ye, sinceG1893 ye areG1510 zealousG2207 ofG4151 spiritualG4151 gifts, seekG2212 thatG2443 ye mayG2532 aboundG4052 unto theG3588 edifyingG3619 ofG4151 theG3588 churchG1577. 13WhereforeG1352 letG2443 himG2443 thatG2443 speaketh inG2980 a tongueG1100 prayG4336 thatG2443 heG1352 mayG2443 interpretG1329. 14ForG1063 ifG1437 IG1473 prayG4336 inG1161 aG1510 tongueG1100, my spiritG4151 prayeth, butG1161 my understandingG3563 isG1510 unfruitfulG175. 15WhatG5101 isG1510 itG1161 thenG2532? IG2532 willG1510 prayG4336 withG2532 theG3588 spiritG4151, andG2532 IG2532 willG1510 prayG4336 withG2532 theG3588 understandingG3563 alsoG2532: IG2532 willG1510 singG5567 withG2532 theG3588 spiritG4151, andG2532 IG2532 willG1510 singG5567 withG2532 theG3588 understandingG3563 alsoG2532. 16Else ifG1437 thou blessG2127 withG1909 theG3588 spiritG4151, howG4459 shall heG1437 thatG3004 filleth theG3588 placeG5117 ofG4151 theG3588 unlearned sayG3004 theG3588 AmenG281 at thy givingG2169 ofG4151 thanksG2169, seeingG1492 heG1437 knoweth notG3756 whatG5101 thou sayest? 17ForG1063 thou verily givest thanksG2168 wellG2573, butG235 theG3588 otherG2087 is notG3756 edifiedG3618. 18IG3956 thankG2168 GodG2316, IG3956 speakG2980 withG2316 tonguesG1100 moreG3123 than youG5210 allG3956: 19howbeit inG1722 theG3588 churchG1577 IG1473 had ratherG235 speakG2980 fiveG4002 wordsG3056 withG1722 myG1722 understandingG3563, thatG2443 IG1473 mightG2532 instructG2727 othersG243 alsoG2532, thanG2228 tenG3463 thousandG3463 wordsG3056 inG1722 a tongueG1100. 20BrethrenG80, beG1096 notG3361 childrenG3813 inG1096 mind: howbeit inG1096 maliceG2549 beG1096 ye babes, butG1161 inG1096 mind beG1096 men. 21InG1722 theG3588 lawG3551 itG3779 is writtenG1125, ByG1722 menG3778 ofG3551 strangeG2084 tonguesG2084 andG2532 byG1722 theG3588 lipsG5491 ofG3551 strangersG2087 willG2962 IG1473 speakG2980 unto thisG3778 peopleG2992; andG2532 notG3761 evenG2532 thusG3779 willG2962 theyG2532 hear meG3004, saith theG3588 LordG2962. 22Wherefore tonguesG1100 areG1510 forG1519 aG1510 signG4592, notG3756 toG1519 themG4100 thatG4100 believeG4100, butG1161 toG1519 theG3588 unbelievingG571: butG1161 prophesyingG4394 isG1510 forG1519 aG1510 signG4592, notG3756 toG1519 theG3588 unbelievingG571, butG1161 toG1519 themG4100 thatG4100 believeG4100. 23IfG1437 thereforeG3767 theG3956 wholeG3650 churchG1577 beG2532 assembledG4905 togetherG4905, andG2532 allG3956 speakG2980 withG1909 tonguesG1100, andG2532 thereG1161 comeG1525 inG1909 menG3956 unlearned orG2228 unbelievingG571, willG3956 theyG846 notG3756 sayG3004 thatG3754 ye are madG3105? 24ButG1161 ifG1437 allG3956 prophesyG4395, andG1161 thereG1161 comeG1525 inG3956 oneG5100 unbelievingG571 orG2228 unlearned, heG1437 is reprovedG1651 byG5259 allG3956, heG1437 is judged byG5259 allG3956; 25theG3588 secretsG2927 ofG2316 hisG846 heartG2588 areG1510 madeG1096 manifest; andG2532 soG2532 heG2532 willG2316 fallG4098 downG4098 onG1909 hisG846 faceG4383 andG2532 worshipG4352 GodG2316, declaringG518 thatG3754 GodG2316 isG1510 amongG1722 youG5210 indeedG2532. 26WhatG5101 isG1510 itG3752 thenG3767, brethrenG80? WhenG3752 ye comeG1096 togetherG4905, eachG1538 oneG1538 hath a psalmG5568, hath a teachingG1322, hath a revelationG602, hath a tongueG1100, hath anG2192 interpretationG2058. LetG1096 allG3956 thingsG3956 beG1510 doneG1096 unto edifyingG3619. 27IfG1535 anyG5100 manG5100 speaketh inG2596 a tongueG1100, letG2228 itG2532 beG2532 byG2596 twoG1417, orG2228 at theG3588 mostG4183 threeG5140, andG2532 thatG5100 inG2596 turnG3313; andG2532 letG2228 oneG1520 interpretG1329: 28butG1161 ifG1437 thereG1510 beG1510 noG3361 interpreterG1328, letG1510 himG2532 keepG3361 silence inG1722 theG3588 churchG1577; andG2532 letG1510 himG2532 speakG2980 toG2532 himselfG1438, andG2532 toG2532 GodG2316. 29AndG2532 letG2228 theG3588 prophetsG4396 speakG2980 byG2228 twoG1417 orG2228 threeG5140, andG2532 letG2228 theG3588 othersG243 discernG1252. 30ButG1161 ifG1437 a revelationG601 beG4413 madeG601 toG4413 anotherG243 sittingG2521 byG1161, let theG3588 firstG4413 keepG4601 silence. 31ForG1063 ye allG3956 canG1410 prophesyG4395 oneG1520 byG2596 oneG1520, thatG2443 allG3956 mayG2532 learnG3129, andG2532 allG3956 mayG2532 beG2532 comfortedG3870; 32andG2532 theG2532 spiritsG4151 ofG4151 theG2532 prophetsG4396 are subjectG5293 toG2532 theG2532 prophetsG4396; 33forG1063 GodG2316 isG1510 notG3756 a GodG2316 ofG2316 confusionG181, butG235 ofG2316 peaceG1515; asG5613 inG1722 allG3956 theG3956 churchesG1577 ofG2316 theG3956 saintsG40. 34LetG2010 theG3588 womenG1135 keepG4601 silence inG1722 theG3588 churchesG1577: forG1063 itG846 is notG3756 permittedG2010 unto themG846 toG3004 speakG2980; butG235 letG2010 themG846 beG2532 inG1722 subjectionG5293, asG2531 alsoG2532 saith theG3588 lawG3551. 35AndG1161 ifG1487 theyG1161 wouldG5100 learnG3129 anythingG5100, letG1510 themG1722 askG1905 theirG1722 ownG2398 husbandsG435 at homeG3624: forG1063 itG1161 isG1510 shamefulG150 forG1063 aG1510 womanG1135 toG2309 speakG2980 inG1722 theG3588 churchG1577. 36WhatG3588? was itG575 fromG575 youG5210 thatG2316 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG2316 wentG1831 forthG1831? orG2228 cameG1831 itG575 unto youG5210 aloneG3441? 37IfG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 thinketh himself toG5100 beG1510 aG1510 prophetG4396, orG2228 spiritualG4152, letG1510 himG3739 takeG1921 knowledge ofG2962 theG3739 thingsG3739 whichG3739 IG3739 writeG1125 unto youG5210, thatG3754 theyG3739 areG1510 theG3739 commandment ofG2962 theG3739 LordG2962. 38ButG1161 ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 is ignorantG50, let him beG5100 ignorantG50. 39Wherefore, myG2532 brethrenG80, desireG2206 earnestlyG2206 toG2532 prophesyG4395, andG2532 forbidG2967 notG3361 toG2532 speakG2980 withG2532 tonguesG1100. 40ButG1161 letG1096 allG3956 thingsG3956 beG1096 doneG1096 decentlyG2156 andG2532 inG2596 orderG5010.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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