1 Corinthians 14:18-25

18I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

19However, in Messiah’s community I would rather speak five words with my mind, so I may also instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

20Brothers and sisters, stop being children in your thinking—rather, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

21In the Prophets it is written, “By those with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. And not even then will they listen to me,” says Adonai.

22Therefore tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers—but prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.

23So if Messiah’s whole community comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and uninstructed or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

24But if all are prophesying and some unbelieving or ungifted person comes in, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all.

25The secrets of his heart become known, and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring, “God really is among you!”