1Corinthians 14:1 - Prayer Tents

14Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.G1377G26G1161G2206G4152G1161G3123G2443G4395 2For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit.G1063G2980G1100G2980G3756G444G235G2316G1063G3762G191G1161G4151G2980G3466 3On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.G1161G4395G2980G444G3619G2532G3874G2532G3889 4The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.G2980G1100G3618G1438G1161G4395G3618G1577 5Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.G1161G2309G5209G3956G2980G1100G1161G3123G2443G4395G1063G3187G4395G2228G2980G1100G1622G1508G1329G2443G1577G2983G3619 6Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?G1161G3570G80G1437G2064G4314G5209G2980G1100G5101G5623G5209G3362G2980G5213G2228G1722G602G2228G1722G1108G2228G1722G4394G2228G1722G1322 7If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played?G3676G895G1325G5456G1535G836G1535G2788G3362G1325G1293G5353G4459G1097G832G2228G2789 8And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle?G1063G2532G1437G4536G1325G82G5456G5101G3903G1519G4171 9So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air.G3779G2532G5210G3362G1325G1223G1100G3056G2154G4459G1097G2980G1063G2071G2980G1519G109 10There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning,G1487G2076G5177G5118G1085G5456G1722G2889G2532G3762G880G846 11but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.G3767G3362G1492G3362G1411G5456G2071G2980G915G2532G2980G915G1722G1698 12So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.G2532G3779G5210G1893G2075G2207G4151G2212G2443G4052G4314G3619G1577 13Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret.G1355G2980G1100G4336G2443G1329 14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful.G1063G1437G4336G1100G3450G4151G4336G1161G3450G3563G2076G175 15What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.G5101G2076G3767G4336G4151G1161G4336G3563G2532G5567G4151G1161G5567G3563G2532 16Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say "Amen" to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying?G1893G1437G2127G4151G4459G378G5117G2399G2046G281G1909G4674G2169G1894G1492G3756G5101G3004 17For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up.G1063G4771G3303G2168G2573G235G2087G3618G3756G3618 18I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.G2168G3450G2316G2980G1100G3123G5216G3956 19Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.G235G1722G1577G2309G2980G4002G3056G1223G3450G3563G2443G2727G243G2532G2228G3463G3056G1722G1100 20Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.G80G1096G3361G3813G5424G235G2549G3515G1161G5424G1096G5046 21In the Law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord."G1722G3551G1125G3754G1722G2084G2532G1722G2087G5491G2980G5129G2992G2532G3779G1522G3761G1522G3450G3004G2962 22Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.G5620G1100G1526G1519G4592G3756G4100G235G571G1161G4394G3756G571G235G4100 23If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds?G1437G3767G3650G1577G4905G1909G846G2532G3956G2980G1100G1161G1525G2399G2228G571G2046G3756G2046G3754G3105 24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,G1161G1437G3956G4395G1161G1525G5100G571G2228G2399G1651G5259G3956G350G5259G3956 25the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you.G2532G3779G1096G2927G846G2588G1096G5318G2532G3779G4098G1909G4383G4352G2316G518G3754G2316G2076G1722G5213G3689 26What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.G5101G2076G3767G80G3752G4905G1538G5216G2192G5568G2192G1322G2192G1100G2192G602G2192G2058G1096G3956G1096G4314G3619 27If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret.G1535G5100G2980G1100G2596G1417G2228G4118G5140G2532G303G3313G2532G1329G1520G1329 28But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God.G1161G3362G5600G3362G1328G4601G1722G1577G1161G2980G1438G2532G2316 29Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.G1161G2980G4396G2980G1417G2228G5140G2532G1252G243G1252 30If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent.G1161G1437G601G243G2521G4601G4413G4601 31For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged,G1063G1410G3956G4395G2596G1520G2443G3956G3129G2532G3956G3870 32and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.G2532G4151G4396G5293G4396 33For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,G1063G2316G2076G3756G181G235G1515G5613G1722G3956G1577G40 34the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says.G4601G5216G1135G4601G1722G1577G1063G2010G3756G2010G846G2980G235G5293G2531G2532G3004G3551 35If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.G1161G1487G2309G3129G5100G1905G2398G435G1722G3624G1063G2076G149G1135G2980G1722G1577 36Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached?G2228G1831G3056G2316G1831G575G5216G2228G2658G1519G5209G3441 37If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.G1536G1380G1511G4396G2228G4152G1921G3754G3739G1125G5213G1526G1785G2962 38If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.G1161G1536G50G50 39So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.G5620G80G2206G4395G2532G2967G3361G2980G1100 40But all things should be done decently and in order.G1096G3956G1096G2156G2532G2596G5010