1 Corinto 14
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Ang Pagsulti sa Pinulongan nga Wala Matun-i
14 Busa paningkamoti gayod ninyo nga maghigugma, apan paninguhaa usab ninyo nga mahatagan kamo ug mga hiyas nga gikan sa Espiritu Santo, labi na gayod ang pagsugilon sa mensahe sa Dios. 2 Ang tawo nga nagasulti sa pinulongan nga wala niya matun-i wala nagasulti ngadto sa mga tawo kondili ngadto sa Dios, tungod kay ang mga tawo dili makasabot kaniya. Ang Espiritu Santo mao ang nagapasulti kaniya, ug ginasulti niya ang mga butang nga wala masayri sa uban. 3 Apan ang nagasugilon sa pulong sa Dios nagasulti sa mga tawo aron sa pagtabang, pagdasig, ug paglipay kanila. 4 Ang tawo nga nagasulti sa pinulongan nga wala niya matun-i nagpalig-on sa iyang kaugalingon, apan ang nagasugilon sa pulong sa Dios nagpalig-on sa mga tumutuo. 5 Gusto ko unta nga kamong tanan makasulti sa pinulongan nga wala ninyo matun-i, apan mas maayo gayod kon makasugilon kamo sa pulong sa Dios. Tungod kay ang tawo nga nagasugilon sa pulong sa Dios mas mahinungdanon pa kaysa tawo nga nagasulti sa pinulongan nga wala niya matun-i, gawas lang kon mapasabot usab niya ang kahulogan sa iyang gipanulti aron mapalig-on ang mga tumutuo. 6 Unsa kaha ang inyong makuha, mga igsoon ko, kon moanha ako diha kaninyo ug mosulti sa pinulongan nga dili ninyo masabtan? Siyempre wala gayod! Kinahanglan may mensahe ako kaninyo nga gikan sa Dios, o may itambag ako nga kamatuoran, o may ibalita ako nga pulong sa Dios, o may itudlo ako.
7 Bisan ang mga instrumento nga walay kinabuhi sama sa plawta o gitara, kon ang pagpatingog sa mga nota dili klaro, unsaon pagkahibalo sa naminaw kon unsa ang kanta nga gitukar? 8 Ug bisan ang pagpatingog sa trumpeta ngadto sa mga sundalo, kon dili maklaro ang tingog walay mangandam alang sa gira. 9 Mao usab kini kaninyo, unsaon pagkasabot sa naminaw kanimo kon magsulti ka sa pinulongan nga dili masabtan? Sama lang nga nagasulti ka sa hangin. 10 Daghan ang mga pinulongan dinhi sa kalibotan ug ang matag usa adunay kahulogan. 11 Apan kon dili ko masabtan ang gipanulti sa usa ka tawo ug dili usab ako niya masabtan, wala kamiy makuha sa usag usa. 12 Busa, tungod kay naninguha kamo nga makadawat sa mga hiyas nga gikan sa Espiritu Santo, paningkamoti ninyo nga madawat ang mga hiyas nga makapalig-on sa mga tumutuo.
13 Busa ang tawo nga nagasulti sa pinulongan nga wala niya matun-i kinahanglan mag-ampo nga hatagan usab siya ug hiyas nga makapasabot kon unsa ang kahulogan sa iyang gipanulti. 14 Kay kon mag-ampo ako sa pinulongan nga wala ko matun-i, bisan tinuod ug nagaampo ang akong espiritu, ang akong hunahuna dili makasabot niini. 15 Busa unsa ang angay kong buhaton? Mag-ampo ug mag-awit ako sa akong espiritu bisan dili ko kini masabtan, apan mag-ampo ug mag-awit usab ako nga masabtan sa akong hunahuna. 16 Kon magpasalamat ka sa Dios sa imong espiritu lang, ug dili kini masabtan, unsaon pag-ingon sa uban “Amen” kon wala man gani sila makasabot kon unsa ang imong gipanulti? 17 Bisan maayo ang imong pagpasalamat sa Dios, apan kon ang uban dili makasabot, dili ka makatabang kanila.
18 Nagapasalamat ako sa Dios nga makasulti ako sa mga pinulongan nga wala matun-i labaw kay kaninyo. 19 Apan sa mga panagtigom sa mga tumutuo mas maayo pa nga magsulti ako ug lima lang ka pulong nga masabtan aron matudloan ko sila, kaysa magsulti ako sa linibo ka mga pulong sa pinulongan nga dili masabtan.
20 Mga igsoon, kon mahitungod niining mga butanga, dili ko gusto nga sama kamo sa bata kon maghunahuna. Pagpakasama kamo kainosente sa bata kon daotan maoy hisgotan. Apan kon sa paggamit sa inyong panghunahuna, pagpakahingkod kamo. 21 Nahisulat sa Kasugoan nga ang Ginoo nagaingon:
“Mosulti ako niining mga tawhana pinaagi sa nagkalain-lain nga mga pinulongan ug pinaagi sa mga taga-laing dapit,
apan dili gayod sila maminaw kanako.”[a]
22 Busa ang pagsulti sa pinulongan nga wala matun-i dili timailhan alang sa mga tumutuo kondili alang sa mga dili tumutuo. Apan ang pagsugilon sa pulong sa Dios timailhan alang sa mga tumutuo, ug dili alang sa mga dili tumutuo.
23 Busa kon magtigom kamong mga tumutuo ug tanan kamo magsulti sa mga pinulongan nga wala ninyo matun-i, ug adunay mga nanambong nga dili tumutuo nga wala masayod kon unsay inyong gipangbuhat, dili kaha sila makaingon nga nangabuang kamo? 24 Apan kon tanan kamo magsugilon sa pulong sa Dios ug adunay motambong nga dili tumutuo nga wala masayod kon unsa ang inyong gipangbuhat, moila siya sa iyang kaugalingon nga usa ka makasasala ug masayod siya sa tinuod niya nga kahimtang. 25 Madayag ang mga sekreto nga iyang gihunahuna. Unya moluhod siya nga maghinulsol ug mosimba sa Dios. Ug moingon siya nga tinuod gayod nga ang Dios anaa kaninyo.
Ang Bahin sa Pagsimba
26 Busa, mga igsoon, mao kini ang angay ninyong buhaton kon magtigom kamo: ang uban mag-awit, ang uban magtudlo, ang uban magsugilon sa mensahe sa Dios, ang uban magsultig pinulongan nga wala niya matun-i, ug ang uban magpasabot sa kahulogan niini. Buhata ninyo kining tanan alang sa pagpalig-on sa mga tumutuo. 27 Kon adunay mosultig pinulongan nga wala niya matun-i, kinahanglan duha o tulo lang ang mosulti, apan dili magdungan, ug kinahanglan adunay magpasabot kon unsa ang kahulogan sa ilang gipanulti. 28 Apan kon wala gayoy makapasabot, kinahanglan maghilom sila ug magsulti na lang sa ilang kaugalingon ug sa Dios. 29 Kon aduna kaninyoy may hiyas sa pagsugilon sa pulong sa Dios, tugoti ninyo nga mosulti ang duha o tulo. Ug ang uban maminaw ug magtimbang-timbang kon husto ba o dili ang ilang gipanulti. 30 Kon diha sa mga naminaw adunay gihatagan sa Dios ug mensahe, kinahanglan mohilom ang nagasulti aron makasulti usab siya. 31 Sa ingon niini nga pamaagi, tanan kamong tigsugilon sa pulong sa Dios makapuli-puli ug sulti, aron ang tanan makakat-on ug madasig. 32 Ang tigsugilon sa pulong sa Dios makapugong sa iyang kaugalingon. 33 Kay ang Dios wala nagahatag ug kasamok kondili kalinaw.
Kon mahitungod sa mga babaye, sunda ninyo ang mga tumutuo sa tanang lugar; 34 nga kon magtigom kamo, ang mga babaye kinahanglan maghilom tungod kay wala sila tugoti sa pagsulti. Kinahanglan magpasakop sila sa mga lalaki sumala sa gi-ingon sa Kasugoan. 35 Kon ang babaye adunay pangutana, didto na siya sa ilang balay mangutana sa iyang bana, tungod kay makauulaw nga ang babaye magsulti diha sa panagtigom sa mga tumutuo.
36 Unsa, naghuna-huna ba kamo nga ang Maayong Balita naggikan kaninyo? O kamo lang ang nakadawat niini? 37 Kon aduna kaninyoy naghuna-huna nga siya tigsugilon sa pulong sa Dios o gitultolan siya sa Espiritu Santo, kinahanglan ilhon niya nga ang akong mga gisulat kaninyo sugo gayod sa Ginoo. 38 Ug kon adunay dili motagad niining akong gisulti, ayaw usab siya tagda.
39 Busa mga igsoon ko kang Cristo, paninguhaa gayod ninyo nga makasugilon sa pulong sa Dios, ug ayaw ninyo pugngi ang pagsulti sa mga pinulongan nga wala matun-i. 40 Apan buhata ninyo ang tanan sa husto ug maayo nga pamaagi.
Footnotes
- 14:21
Tan-awa usab ang Isa. 28:11-12.
1 Corinthians 14
New King James Version
Prophecy and Tongues
14 Pursue love, and (A)desire spiritual gifts, (B)but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who (C)speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But he who prophesies speaks (D)edification and (E)exhortation and comfort to men. 4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. 5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; [a]for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.
Tongues Must Be Interpreted
6 But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by (F)revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching? 7 Even things without life, whether flute or harp, when they make a sound, unless they make a distinction in the sounds, how will it be known what is piped or played? 8 For if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle? 9 So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. 10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without [b]significance. 11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be a [c]foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me. 12 Even so you, since you are [d]zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the [e]edification of the church that you seek to excel.
13 Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may (G)interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. (H)I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing (I)with the understanding. 16 Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say “Amen” (J)at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? 17 For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18 I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; 19 yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Tongues a Sign to Unbelievers
20 Brethren, (K)do not be children in understanding; however, in malice (L)be babes, but in understanding be mature.
21 (M)In the law it is written:
(N)“With men of other tongues and other lips
I will speak to this people;
And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,”
says the Lord.
22 Therefore tongues are for a (O)sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe. 23 Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, (P)will they not say that you are [f]out of your mind? 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. 25 [g]And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report (Q)that God is truly among you.
Order in Church Meetings
26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, (R)has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. (S)Let all things be done for [h]edification. 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and (T)let the others judge. 30 But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, (U)let the first keep silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. 32 And (V)the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 33 For God is not the author of [i]confusion but of peace, (W)as in all the churches of the saints.
34 (X)Let [j]your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the (Y)law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.
36 Or did the word of God come originally from you? Or was it you only that it reached? 37 (Z)If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But [k]if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
39 Therefore, brethren, (AA)desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues. 40 (AB)Let all things be done decently and in order.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 14:5 NU and
- 1 Corinthians 14:10 meaning
- 1 Corinthians 14:11 Lit. barbarian
- 1 Corinthians 14:12 eager
- 1 Corinthians 14:12 building up
- 1 Corinthians 14:23 insane
- 1 Corinthians 14:25 NU omits And thus
- 1 Corinthians 14:26 building up
- 1 Corinthians 14:33 disorder
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 NU omits your
- 1 Corinthians 14:38 NU if anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.
1 Corinthians 14
English Standard Version
Prophecy and Tongues
14 (A)Pursue love, and (B)earnestly desire the (C)spiritual gifts, especially that you may (D)prophesy. 2 For (E)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. 3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5 Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but (F)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.
6 Now, brothers,[a] if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some (G)revelation or knowledge or prophecy or (H)teaching? 7 If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? 8 And (I)if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 9 So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be (J)speaking into the air. 10 There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning, 11 but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be (K)a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. 12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; (L)I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will (M)sing with my mind also. 16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider[b] say (N)“Amen” to (O)your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
20 Brothers, (P)do not be children in your thinking. (Q)Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be (R)mature. 21 (S)In the Law it is written, (T)“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.” 22 Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign[c] not for unbelievers but for believers. 23 If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, (U)will they not say that you are out of your minds? 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, 25 (V)the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, (W)falling on his face, he will worship God and (X)declare that God is really among you.
Orderly Worship
26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has (Y)a hymn, (Z)a lesson, (AA)a revelation, (AB)a tongue, or (AC)an interpretation. (AD)Let all things be done for building up. 27 If any speak in (AE)a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret. 28 But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others (AF)weigh what is said. 30 If a revelation is made to another sitting there, (AG)let the first be silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged, 32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. 33 For God is not a God of (AH)confusion but of peace.
As in (AI)all the churches of the saints, 34 (AJ)the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but (AK)should be in submission, as (AL)the Law also says. 35 If 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.
36 Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached? 37 (AM)If 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. 38 If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. 39 So, my brothers, (AN)earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 (AO)But all things should be done decently and (AP)in order.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 14:6 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 20, 26, 39
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 Or of him that is without gifts
- 1 Corinthians 14:22 Greek lacks a sign
1 Corinthians 14
New International Version
Intelligibility in Worship
14 Follow the way of love(A) and eagerly desire(B) gifts of the Spirit,(C) especially prophecy.(D) 2 For anyone who speaks in a tongue[a](E) does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them;(F) they utter mysteries(G) by the Spirit. 3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening,(H) encouraging(I) and comfort. 4 Anyone who speaks in a tongue(J) edifies(K) themselves, but the one who prophesies(L) edifies the church. 5 I would like every one of you to speak in tongues,[b] but I would rather have you prophesy.(M) The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues,[c] unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.(N)
6 Now, 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(O) or knowledge(P) or prophecy or word of instruction?(Q) 7 Even 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? 8 Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?(R) 9 So 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. 10 Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. 11 If 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.(S) 12 So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit,(T) try to excel in those that build up(U) the church.
13 For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.(V) 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays,(W) but my mind is unfruitful. 15 So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit,(X) but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing(Y) with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding. 16 Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer,[d] say “Amen”(Z) to your thanksgiving,(AA) since they do not know what you are saying? 17 You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.(AB)
18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.(AC)
20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(AD) In regard to evil be infants,(AE) but in your thinking be adults. 21 In the Law(AF) 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,(AG)
says the Lord.”[e]
22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy,(AH) however, is not for unbelievers but for believers. 23 So 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?(AI) 24 But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, 25 as the secrets(AJ) of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”(AK)
Good Order in Worship
26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters?(AL) When you come together, each of you(AM) has a hymn,(AN) or a word of instruction,(AO) a revelation, a tongue(AP) or an interpretation.(AQ) Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.(AR) 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. 28 If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.
29 Two or three prophets(AS) should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.(AT) 30 And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop. 31 For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. 32 The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.(AU) 33 For God is not a God of disorder(AV) but of peace(AW)—as in all the congregations(AX) of the Lord’s people.(AY)
34 Women[f] should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak,(AZ) but must be in submission,(BA) as the law(BB) says. 35 If 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.[g]
36 Or did the word of God(BC) originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? 37 If anyone thinks they are a prophet(BD) or otherwise gifted by the Spirit,(BE) let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.(BF) 38 But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.[h]
39 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager(BG) to prophesy,(BH) and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly(BI) way.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 14:2 Or in another language; also in verses 4, 13, 14, 19, 26 and 27
- 1 Corinthians 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
- 1 Corinthians 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.
- 1 Corinthians 14:21 Isaiah 28:11,12
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 Or peace. As in all the congregations of the Lord’s people, 34 women
- 1 Corinthians 14:35 In a few manuscripts these verses come after verse 40.
- 1 Corinthians 14:38 Some manuscripts But anyone who is ignorant of this will be ignorant
1 Corinthians 14
King James Version
14 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5 I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15 What is it then? 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.
16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
21 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.
35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
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