1 Corinthians 13:8-14:5

Christian Standard Bible

⁸ Love never ends.^(A) But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. ⁹ For we know in part, and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when the perfect comes, the partial will come to an end. ¹¹ When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put aside childish things. ¹² For now we see only a reflection^[a] as in a mirror, but then face to face.^(B) Now I know in part, but then I will know fully,^(C) as I am fully known.^{(D) 13} Now these three remain: faith, hope,^(E) and love—but the greatest of these is love.

Prophecy: A Superior Gift

14 Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. ² For the person who speaks in a tongue^[b](F) is not speaking to people but to God, since no one understands him; he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.^{[c] 3} On the other hand, the person who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening,^[d] encouragement, and consolation. ⁴ The person who speaks in a tongue builds himself up, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. ⁵ I wish all of you spoke in tongues,^[e] but even more that you prophesied. The person who prophesies is greater than the person who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be built up.