Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
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verso 1
Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
verso 2
For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God, for no one understands, but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
verso 3
But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
verso 4
He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.
verso 5
Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but even more that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
verso 6
But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?
verso 7
Even lifeless things that make a sound, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
verso 8
For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
verso 9
So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.
verso 10
There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
verso 11
If then I don’t know the meaning of the language, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.
verso 12
So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.
verso 13
Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.
verso 14
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
verso 15
What should I do? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
verso 16
Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?
verso 17
For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
verso 18
I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.
verso 19
However, in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
verso 20
Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
verso 21
In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. They won’t even listen to me that way, says the Lord.”
verso 22
Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.
verso 23
If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?
verso 24
But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
verso 25
And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
verso 26
What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
verso 27
If any man speaks in another language, let there be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
verso 28
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.
verso 29
Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the others discern.
verso 30
But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.
verso 31
For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be exhorted.
verso 32
The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
verso 33
for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
verso 34
Let the wives be quiet in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to be talking except in submission, as the law also says,
verso 35
if they desire to learn anything. “Let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a wife to be talking in the assembly.”
verso 36
What!? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?
verso 37
If any man thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
verso 38
But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
verso 39
Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.
verso 40
Let all things be done decently and in order.
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