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1Corinthians 14
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14Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.G1377G26G1161G2206G4152G1161G3123G2443G4395
2For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit.G1063G2980G1100G2980G3756G444G235G2316G1063G3762G191G1161G4151G2980G3466
3But those who prophesy speak to people for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.G1161G4395G2980G444G3619G2532G3874G2532G3889
4Those who speak in a tongue edify themselves, but those who prophesy edify the church.G2980G1100G3618G1438G1161G4395G3618G1577
5I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. Those who prophesy are greater than those who speak in tongues, unless they interpret, so that the church may be edified.G1161G2309G5209G3956G2980G1100G1161G3123G2443G4395G1063G3187G4395G2228G2980G1100G1622G1508G1329G2443G1577G2983G3619
6Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?G1161G3570G80G1437G2064G4314G5209G2980G1100G5101G5623G5209G3362G2980G5213G2228G1722G602G2228G1722G1108G2228G1722G4394G2228G1722G1322
7Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes?G3676G895G1325G5456G1535G836G1535G2788G3362G1325G1293G5353G4459G1097G832G2228G2789
8Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?G1063G2532G1437G4536G1325G82G5456G5101G3903G1519G4171
9So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.G3779G2532G5210G3362G1325G1223G1100G3056G2154G4459G1097G2980G1063G2071G2980G1519G109
10Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.G1487G2076G5177G5118G1085G5456G1722G2889G2532G3762G880G846
11If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me.G3767G3362G1492G3362G1411G5456G2071G2980G915G2532G2980G915G1722G1698
12So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.G2532G3779G5210G1893G2075G2207G4151G2212G2443G4052G4314G3619G1577
13For this reason those who speak in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.G1355G2980G1100G4336G2443G1329
14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.G1063G1437G4336G1100G3450G4151G4336G1161G3450G3563G2076G175
15So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.G5101G2076G3767G4336G4151G1161G4336G3563G2532G5567G4151G1161G5567G3563G2532
16Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can the others, who are now put in the same situation as an inquirer, say "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?G1893G1437G2127G4151G4459G378G5117G2399G2046G281G1909G4674G2169G1894G1492G3756G5101G3004
17You are giving thanks well enough, but the others are not edified.G1063G4771G3303G2168G2573G235G2087G3618G3756G3618
18I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.G2168G3450G2316G2980G1100G3123G5216G3956
19But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.G235G1722G1577G2309G2980G4002G3056G1223G3450G3563G2443G2727G243G2532G2228G3463G3056G1722G1100
20Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.G80G1096G3361G3813G5424G235G2549G3515G1161G5424G1096G5046
21In the Law it is written: "With other tongues and through the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord."G1722G3551G1125G3754G1722G2084G2532G1722G2087G5491G2980G5129G2992G2532G3779G1522G3761G1522G3450G3004G2962
22Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.G5620G1100G1526G1519G4592G3756G4100G235G571G1161G4394G3756G571G235G4100
23So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?G1437G3767G3650G1577G4905G1909G846G2532G3956G2980G1100G1161G1525G2399G2228G571G2046G3756G2046G3754G3105
24But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all,G1161G1437G3956G4395G1161G1525G5100G571G2228G2399G1651G5259G3956G350G5259G3956
25as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, "God is really among you!"G2532G3779G1096G2927G846G2588G1096G5318G2532G3779G4098G1909G4383G4352G2316G518G3754G2316G2076G1722G5213G3689
26What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.G5101G2076G3767G80G3752G4905G1538G5216G2192G5568G2192G1322G2192G1100G2192G602G2192G2058G1096G3956G1096G4314G3619
27If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret.G1535G5100G2980G1100G2596G1417G2228G4118G5140G2532G303G3313G2532G1329G1520G1329
28If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church; let them speak to themselves and to God.G1161G3362G5600G3362G1328G4601G1722G1577G1161G2980G1438G2532G2316
29Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.G1161G2980G4396G2980G1417G2228G5140G2532G1252G243G1252
30And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop.G1161G1437G601G243G2521G4601G4413G4601
31For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.G1063G1410G3956G4395G2596G1520G2443G3956G3129G2532G3956G3870
32The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.G2532G4151G4396G5293G4396
33For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord's people.G1063G2316G2076G3756G181G235G1515G5613G1722G3956G1577G40
34Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.G4601G5216G1135G4601G1722G1577G1063G2010G3756G2010G846G2980G235G5293G2531G2532G3004G3551
35If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.G1161G1487G2309G3129G5100G1905G2398G435G1722G3624G1063G2076G149G1135G2980G1722G1577
36Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?G2228G1831G3056G2316G1831G575G5216G2228G2658G1519G5209G3441
37If any think they are prophets or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command.G1536G1380G1511G4396G2228G4152G1921G3754G3739G1125G5213G1526G1785G2962
38Those who ignore this will themselves be ignored.G1161G1536G50G50
39Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.G5620G80G2206G4395G2532G2967G3361G2980G1100
40But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.G1096G3956G1096G2156G2532G2596G5010


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