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Ang Kaloob ng Paghahayag at Pagsasalita ng mga Wika

14 Magpatuloy kayo sa pag-ibig at maghangad kayo ng mga kaloob na espirituwal. Ngunit lalo ninyong hangarin na kayo ay makapaghayag.

Ito ay sapagkat siya na nagsasalita ng ibang wika ay nagsasalita hindi sa mga tao kundi sa Diyos, dahil walang nakakaunawa sa kaniya. Ngunit sa espiritu, siya ay nakakapagsalita ng mga hiwaga. Ngunit ang naghahayag ay nagsasalita sa tao upang sila ay patatagin, palakasin ang kanilang loob at bigyan sila ng kaaliwan. Ang nagsasalita ng ibang wika ay nagpapatatag sa sarili niya. Ngunit ang naghahayag ay nagpapatatag sa iglesiya. Ibig ko na lahat kayo ay makapagsalita ng ibang wika ngunit higit kong ninanais na kayo ay makapagha­hayag. Ito ay sapagkat ang naghahayag ay higit na dakila kaysa sa nagsasalita ng ibang wika, maliban na lang kung ipaliliwanag niya. Sa ganoon ang iglesiya ay makakatanggap ng katatagan.

At ngayon mga kapatid, kung ako ay pumunta sa inyo na nagsasalita sa ibang wika, may mapapakinabangan ba kayo sa akin? Wala kayong mapapakinabangan sa akin maliban na lang kung ako ay magsasalita sa pamamagitan ng pahayag o sa kaalaman, o sa paghahayag, o sa pagtuturo. Ang mga walang buhay na bagay ay nagbibigay ng tunog, maging plawta man o alpa. Papaano nga malaman kung ang tinutugtog ay plawta o alpa kung hindi ito magbigay ng malinaw na tunog? Maging ang trumpeta, kung ito ay magbigay ng hindi malinaw na tunog, sino ang maghahanda sa pakikidigma? Ganoon din sa inyo. Malibang gumamit kayo ng mga salitang madaling maunawaan, papaano mauunawaan ang mga sinasabi ninyo? Ito ay sapagkat sa hangin kayo nagsasalita. 10 Maaaring sa sanlibutan ay napakaraming uri ng tunog, wala isa man sa kanila ang walang kabuluhan. 11 Kaya nga, kung hindi ko naiintindihan ang kahulugan ng wikang iyon, ako ay tulad ng isang banyaga sa kaniya na nagsasalita. Siya rin naman na nagsasalita ay tulad ng isang banyaga sa akin. 12 Ganoon din sa inyo. Yamang naghahangad kayo ng mga espirituwal na kaloob. Hangarin ninyo na kayo ay sumagana para sa ikatatatag ng iglesiya.

13 Kaya nga, ang nagsasalita sa ibang wika ay manalangin namaipaliwanag niya ang sinasabi niya. 14 Ito ay sapagkat kung ako ay nananalangin sa ibang wika, ang espiritu ko ay nananalangin ngunit ang aking pang-unawa ay walang bunga. 15 Ano nga ito? Mananalangin ako sa espiritu at mananalangin din ako sa pamamagitan ng pang-unawa. Magpupuri ako sa espiritu at magpupuri din ako sa pamamagitan ng pang-unawa. 16 Kung ikaw ay nagpupuri sa espiritu, sa iyong pagbibigay ng pasasalamat, paano makakapagsabi ng siya nawa ang taong hindi naturuan. Ang sinasabi mo ay hindi niya nalalaman. 17 Ito ay sapagkat makakapagpasalamat ka nga ng mabuti ngunit ang iba ay hindi nagiging matibay.

18 Nagpapasalamat ako sa aking Diyos na ako ay nakapag­sasalita ng ibang wika nang higit sa inyong lahat. 19 Subalit iibigin ko pang magsalita sa iglesiya ng limang salita na nauunawaan ko kaysa sampung libong salita sa ibang wika. Ito ay upang makapagturo ako sa iba.

20 Mga kapatid, huwag kayong maging mga bata sa pag-iisip. Subalit maging mga sanggol kayo sa masamang hangarin, ngunit sa pag-iisip ay maging mga lalaking may sapat na gulang na. 21 Nakasulat sa kautusan:

Sinabi ng Panginoon: Magsasalita ako sa mga taong ito sa pamama­gitan ng ibang mga wika at magsasalita ako sa pamamagitan ng mga labi ng mga banyaga. Kahit na maging gayonhindi nila ako pakikinggan.

Mga Wika Bilang Tanda

22 Kaya nga, ang mga wika ay bilang tanda, hindi para sa mga sumasampalataya kundi para sa kanila na hindi sumasam­palataya. Ngunit ang paghahayag ay hindi para sa mga hindi sumasampalataya kundi para sa mga sumasampalataya.

23 Kaya nga, kung ang buong iglesiya ay magtitipun-tipon sa isang lugar at bawat isa ay mag-salita sa iba’t ibang wika, at sa pagpasok ng mga hindi tinuruan at hindi mananampalataya ay narinig kayo, hindi kaya nila isiping kayo ay nababaliw? 24 Kapag ang lahat ay naghahayag, sa pagpasok ng hindi mananampalataya at hindi nataruan, siya ay susumbatan ng lahat, siya ay hahatulan ng lahat. 25 At sa ganoong paraan ang mga lihim ng kaniyang puso ay mahahayag. Siya ay magpapatirapa at sasamba sa Diyos at iuulat niyang ang Diyos ay tunay na sumasainyo.

Maayos na Pananambahan

26 Ano ngayon ang dapat gawin, mga kapatid? Kapag kayo ay nagtitipun-tipon ang bawat isa sa inyo ay may awit, may katuruan, may ibang wika, may kapahayagan, may pagpapa­liwanag na mga wika. Ang lahat ng ito ay gawin ninyo nawa sa ikatitibay.

27 Kapag ang sinuman ay magsasalita sa ibang wika, gawin ito ng dalawa hanggang sa tatlo lang at dapat sunod-sunod at kinakailangang may nagpapaliwanag. 28 Kung walang magpapaliwanag, tumahimik siya sa iglesiya at magsalita na lang siya sa kaniyang sarili at sa Diyos.

29 Papagsalitain ang dalawa o tatlong propeta at hayaan silang hatulan ng iba. 30 Ngunit kung ang isa na nakaupo ay may kapahayagan, tumahimik muna ang nauna. 31 Ito ay sapagkat lahat kayo ay maaaring isa-isang makapaghahayag upang ang lahat ay matuto at mapalakas ang loob ng lahat. 32 Ang espiritu ng mga propeta ay nagpapasakop sa mga propeta. 33 Ito ay sapagkat ang Diyos ay hindi Diyos ng kaguluhan kundi ng kapayapaan, tulad ng sa lahat ng iglesiya ng mga banal.

34 Ang kababaihan ay tumahimik sa iglesiya, dahil hindi silapinahihintulutang magsalita. Sa halip sila ay dapat magpasakop ayon na rin sa nakasulat sa kautusan. 35 Kung ibig nilang matuto ng anumang bagay, magtanong sila sa sarili nilang mga asawa sa kanilang bahay sapagkat nakakahiya para sa babae ang magsalita sa iglesiya.

36 Ang salita ba ng Diyos ay nagmula sa inyo, o dumating lang ito sa inyo? 37 Kung ang sinuman ay magisip na siya ay propeta o kaya ay espirituwal na tao, dapat niyang kilalanin na ang mga bagay na isinulat ko sa inyo ay mga utos mula sa Panginoon. 38 Kapag ito ay hindi pahalagahan ng sinuman, hayaan ng ito ay hindi niya pahalagahan.

39 Kaya nga, mga kapatid, magsumigasig kayo, na kayo ay makapaghahayag at huwag ninyong ipagbawal ang pagsasalita sa ibang wika. 40 Ang lahat ay gawin ninyo nang nararapat at may kaayusan.

论讲道和说方言

14 你们要追求爱,也要切慕属灵的恩赐,尤其是做先知讲道的恩赐。 人说方言,是对上帝说的,并非对人说的,因为没有人听得懂,他是在心灵里述说各样的奥秘。 但先知讲道是对人讲的,为了要造就、鼓励、安慰人。 说方言只是造就自己,但做先知讲道是造就教会。 我希望你们都能够说方言,不过,我更希望你们都能做先知讲道。说方言的不如做先知讲道的重要,除非把方言翻译出来,使教会得造就。

弟兄姊妹,如果我到你们那里只说方言,不讲解有关上帝的启示、知识、预言、教导,我对你们有什么益处呢? 就连没有生命的箫和琴,如果发出的声音杂乱无章,谁能知道所吹所弹的是什么曲子呢? 如果号声不清楚,谁会预备打仗呢? 同样,除非你们讲出清楚的信息,不然听见的人怎能明白呢?那岂不等于对空气说话吗? 10 世上有各种语言,却没有一种是毫无意义的。 11 如果有人对我说话,我却不明白他的语言,我们彼此就成了语言不通的人。 12 你们也是一样,既然渴慕属灵的恩赐,就应该多多追求造就教会的恩赐。

13 所以说方言的人应当祈求能把方言翻译出来。 14 如果我用方言祷告,那是我的灵在祷告,但我的悟性没有发挥作用。 15 那么,我该怎么做呢?我要用灵祷告,也要用悟性祷告;我要用灵歌唱,也要用悟性歌唱。 16 否则,如果你在聚会中用方言[a]来感恩,在座不懂方言的人不明白你在说些什么,怎能在你感恩的时候说“阿们”呢? 17 你的感恩表达得固然美好,无奈不能造就别人。

18 感谢上帝,我说方言比你们众人都多。 19 但在教会中我宁可用悟性说五句教导人的话,胜过说万句别人不懂的方言。

20 弟兄姊妹,你们的思想不要像小孩子,要长大成熟,但在罪恶的事上要像婴孩。 21 律法书上记载:

“主说,‘我要借着讲陌生语言的人和外邦人的口向这些子民说话。
虽然如此,
他们仍然不听从我。’”

22 由此可见,讲方言不是显给信徒的标记,而是显给非信徒的标记;但先知讲道是显给信徒的标记,不是显给非信徒的标记。 23 所以,如果你们在聚会中,全体信徒都说方言,偶然有不懂方言的人或非信徒进来,他们岂不会说你们全都疯了吗? 24 但如果你们都做先知讲道,偶然有非信徒或是不懂方言的人进来,他会醒悟到自己的罪,良心受到谴责, 25 心中的秘密也会显露出来,便会俯伏敬拜上帝,说:“上帝真的在你们当中!”

聚会的原则

26 那么,弟兄姊妹,你们该怎么做呢?你们聚会的时候,不管是唱诗、教导、讲启示、说方言或翻译方言,都应该是为了造就人。 27 如果有人要说方言,应当只限于两个人,最多三个,要轮流说,而且要有人把它翻译出来。 28 如果没有人翻译,说方言的人就当在聚会中闭口不言,只向自己和上帝说。

29 做先知讲道的也应该限于两三个人,其他的人应当慎思明辨。 30 但如果上帝的启示临到在座的其他人,正在讲的人要停下来, 31 这样大家都可以轮流讲道,人人都可以得到教导和勉励。 32 先知的灵受先知控制, 33 因为上帝不是叫人混乱的上帝,而是赐人平安的上帝。

34 正如圣徒的各教会一样,妇女[b]在聚会中要保持安静,因为她们不可以发言,总要顺服,正如律法书所说的。 35 如果她们想要学什么,可以在家问自己的丈夫,因为妇女在聚会中发言是可耻的。 36 难道上帝的道是出自你们哥林多人吗?难道上帝的道单单传给了你们吗? 37 如果你们当中有人自认为是先知或属灵的人,他就应该知道我现在所写的是主的命令。 38 如果有人对此视而不见,不必理会他。

39 所以,我的弟兄姊妹,你们要切慕做先知讲道,也不要禁止说方言。 40 但无论做什么事,都要按规矩,有次序。

Footnotes

  1. 14:16 本处“方言”希腊文是“灵”。
  2. 14:34 妇女”也可译为“妻子”。

14 Pursue love!

However, keep on eagerly seeking the things of the Spirit; and especially seek to be able to prophesy. For someone speaking in a tongue is not speaking to people but to God, because no one can understand, since he is uttering mysteries in the power of the Spirit. But someone prophesying is speaking to people, edifying, encouraging and comforting them. A person speaking in a tongue does edify himself, but a person prophesying edifies the congregation. I wish you would all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you would all prophesy. The person who prophesies is greater than the person who speaks in tongues, unless someone gives an interpretation, so that the congregation can be edified.

Brothers, suppose I come to you now speaking in tongues. How can I be of benefit to you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? Even with lifeless musical instruments, such as a flute or a harp, how will anyone recognize the melody if one note can’t be distinguished from another? And if the bugle gives an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle? It’s the same with you: how will anyone know what you are saying unless you use your tongue to produce intelligible speech? You will be talking to the air! 10 There are undoubtedly all kinds of sounds in the world, and none is altogether meaningless; 11 but if I don’t know what a person’s sounds mean, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker will be a foreigner to me. 12 Likewise with you: since you eagerly seek the things of the Spirit, seek especially what will help in edifying the congregation.

13 Therefore someone who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit does pray, but my mind is unproductive. 15 So, what about it? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. 16 Otherwise, if you are giving thanks with your spirit, how will someone who has not yet received much instruction be able to say, “Amen,” when you have finished giving thanks, since he doesn’t know what you are saying? 17 For undoubtedly you are giving thanks very nicely, but the other person is not being edified. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you, 19 but in a congregation meeting I would rather say five words with my mind in order to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue!

20 Brothers, don’t be children in your thinking. In evil, be like infants; but in your thinking, be grown-up. 21 In the Torah it is written,

“By other tongues,
by the lips of foreigners
I will speak to this people.
But even then they will not listen to me,”
says Adonai.[a]

22 Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. 23 So if the whole congregation comes together with everybody speaking in tongues, and uninstructed people or unbelievers come in, won’t they say you’re crazy? 24 But if you all prophesy, and some unbeliever or uninstructed person enters, he is convicted of sin by all, he is brought under judgment by all, 25 and the secrets of his heart are laid bare; so he falls on his face and worships God, saying, “God is really here among you!”

26 What is our conclusion, brothers? Whenever you come together, let everyone be ready with a psalm or a teaching or a revelation, or ready to use his gift of tongues or give an interpretation; but let everything be for edification. 27 If the gift of tongues is exercised, let it be by two or at most three, and each in turn; and let someone interpret. 28 And if there is no one present who can interpret, let the people who speak in tongues keep silent when the congregation meets — they can speak to themselves and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, while the others weigh what is said. 30 And if something is revealed to a prophet who is sitting down, let the first one be silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, with the result that all will learn something and all will be encouraged. 32 Also, the prophets’ spirits are under the prophets’ control; 33 for God is not a God of unruliness but of shalom.

As in all the congregations of God’s people, 34 let the wives remain silent when the congregation meets; they are certainly not permitted to speak out. Rather, let them remain subordinate, as also the Torah says; 35 and if there is something they want to know, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak out in a congregational meeting.

36 Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? 37 If anyone thinks he is a prophet or is endowed with the Spirit, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is a command of the Lord. 38 But if someone doesn’t recognize this, then let him remain unrecognized.

39 So, my brothers, eagerly seek to prophesy; and do not forbid speaking in tongues; 40 but let all things be done in a proper and orderly way.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:21 Isaiah 28:11–12

Intelligibility in Worship

14 Follow the way of love(A) and eagerly desire(B) gifts of the Spirit,(C) especially prophecy.(D) 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. But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening,(H) encouraging(I) and comfort. Anyone who speaks in a tongue(J) edifies(K) themselves, but the one who prophesies(L) edifies the church. 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)

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) 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? Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?(R) 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. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Or in another language; also in verses 4, 13, 14, 19, 26 and 27
  2. 1 Corinthians 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
  3. 1 Corinthians 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
  4. 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.
  5. 1 Corinthians 14:21 Isaiah 28:11,12
  6. 1 Corinthians 14:34 Or peace. As in all the congregations of the Lord’s people, 34 women
  7. 1 Corinthians 14:35 In a few manuscripts these verses come after verse 40.
  8. 1 Corinthians 14:38 Some manuscripts But anyone who is ignorant of this will be ignorant