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Luke 11:13
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Luke 11:13
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13 If you then, who are evil,(A) know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father(B) give the Holy Spirit(C) to those who ask him?”
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Luke 11:13
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Luke 11:13
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13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Luke 24:49
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Luke 24:49
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49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised;(A) but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
Acts 1:4
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Acts 1:4
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The Holy Spirit Promised
4 While he was[a] with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise.(A) “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about;
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- 1:4 Or he was eating, or he was lodging
Acts 1:4
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Acts 1:4
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4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait(A) for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.(B)
Acts 2:38-39
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Acts 2:38-39
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38 Peter replied, “Repent(A) and be baptized,(B) each of you, in the name(C) of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off,(D) as many as the Lord our God will call.”
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Acts 2:38-39
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Acts 2:38-39
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38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(A) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(B) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(C) 39 The promise is for you and your children(D) and for all who are far off(E)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
Acts 8:19-20
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Acts 8:19-20
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19 saying, “Give me this power also so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!(A)
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Acts 8:19-20
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Acts 8:19-20
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19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!(A)
Acts 10:45
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Acts 10:45
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45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.(A)
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Acts 10:45
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Acts 10:45
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45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter(A) were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out(B) even on Gentiles.(C)
Acts 11:17
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Acts 11:17
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17 If, then, God gave them the same gift that he also gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, how could I possibly hinder God?” (A)
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17 So if God gave them the same gift(A) he gave us(B) who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
Romans 12:4-8
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Romans 12:4-8
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4 Now as we have many parts in one body,(A) and all the parts do not have the same function, 5 in the same way we who are many(B) are one body in Christ(C) and individually members of one another. 6 According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:(D) If prophecy,(E) use it according to the proportion of one’s[a] faith; 7 if service,(F) use it in service; if teaching,(G) in teaching; 8 if exhorting,(H) in exhortation; giving, with generosity;(I) leading,(J) with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.(K)
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- 12:6 Or the, also in v. 19
Romans 12:4-8
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Romans 12:4-8
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4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,(A) 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body,(B) and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts,(C) according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying,(D) then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith;(E) 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;(F) 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;(G) if it is giving, then give generously;(H) if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
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- Romans 12:6 Or the
- Romans 12:8 Or to provide for others
1 Corinthians 12-14
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1 Corinthians 12-14
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Diversity of Spiritual Gifts
12 Now concerning spiritual gifts:[a] brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you used to be enticed and led astray by mute(A) idols.(B) 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are different gifts,(C) but the same Spirit. 5 There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person. 7 A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person(D) for the common good: 8 to one(E) is given a message of wisdom(F) through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit, 9 to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing(G) by the one Spirit, 10 to another, the performing of miracles,(H) to another, prophecy,(I) to another, distinguishing between spirits,(J) to another, different kinds of tongues,[b] to another, interpretation of tongues. 11 One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills.
Unity Yet Diversity in the Body
12 For just as the body is one(K) and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ.(L) 13 For we were all baptized by[c] one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all given one Spirit to drink.(M) 14 Indeed, the body is not one part but many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But as it is, God has arranged each one of the parts in the body just as he wanted.(N) 19 And if they were all the same part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that are weaker are indispensable. 23 And those parts of the body that we consider less honorable,(O) we clothe these with greater honor, and our unrespectable parts are treated with greater respect, 24 which our respectable parts do not need.
Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable, 25 so that there would be no division(P) in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other. 26 So if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ,(Q) and individual members of it. 28 And God has appointed these in the church:(R) first apostles, second prophets, third teachers,(S) next miracles,(T) then gifts of healing,(U) helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.[d] 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?(V) 31 But desire(W) the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.
Love: The Superior Way
13 If I speak human or angelic tongues[e] but do not have love,(X) I am a noisy gong(Y) or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy(Z) and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can move mountains(AA) but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give away all my possessions, and if I give over my body in order to boast[f] but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient,(AB) love is kind. Love does not envy,(AC) is not boastful, is not arrogant,(AD) 5 is not rude, is not self-seeking,(AE) is not irritable,(AF) and does not keep a record of wrongs. 6 Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth.(AG) 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures(AH) all things.
8 Love never ends.(AI) 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[g] as in a mirror, but then face to face.(AJ) Now I know in part, but then I will know fully,(AK) as I am fully known.(AL) 13 Now these three remain: faith, hope,(AM) 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[h](AN) is not speaking to people but to God, since no one understands him; he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.[i] 3 On the other hand, the person who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening,[j] 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,[k] 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.
6 So now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you with a revelation(AO) or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? 7 Even lifeless instruments that produce sounds—whether flute or harp(AP)—if they don’t make a distinction in the notes, how will what is played on the flute or harp be recognized? 8 In fact, if the bugle makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle?(AQ) 9 In the same way, unless you use your tongue for intelligible speech, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air. 10 There are doubtless many different kinds of languages in the world, none is without meaning. 11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner[l] to the speaker, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me. 12 So also you—since you are zealous(AR) for spiritual gifts,[m](AS) seek to excel in building up the church.
13 Therefore the person who speaks in a tongue should pray that he can interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit(AT) prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.(AU) 15 What then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with my understanding. I will sing praise with the spirit, and I will also sing praise with my understanding. 16 Otherwise, if you praise with the spirit,[n] how will the outsider[o] say “Amen”(AV) at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may very well be giving thanks, but the other person is not being built up. 18 I thank(AW) God that I speak in tongues more than all of you; 19 yet in the church I would rather speak five words(AX) with my understanding, in order to teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
20 Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.(AY) 21 It is written in the law,
I will speak to this people
by people of other tongues
and by the lips of foreigners,
and even then, they will not listen to me,[p](AZ)
says the Lord. 22 Speaking in tongues, then, is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. 23 If, therefore, the whole church assembles together and all are speaking in tongues and people who are outsiders or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds? 24 But if all are prophesying and some unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convicted by all and is called to account by all. 25 The secrets of his heart will be revealed, and as a result he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is really among you.”(BA)
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26 What then, brothers and sisters? Whenever you come together, each one[q] has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation.(BB) Everything is to be done for building up. 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, there are to be only two, or at the most three, each in turn, and let someone interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, that person is to keep silent in the church and speak to himself and God. 29 Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate.(BC) 30 But if something has been revealed to another person sitting there, the first prophet should be silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and everyone may be encouraged.(BD) 32 And the prophets’ spirits are subject to the prophets, 33 since God is not a God of disorder but of peace.
As in all the churches of the saints,(BE) 34 the women[r] should be silent in the churches,(BF) for they are not permitted to speak, but are to submit themselves, as the law also says. 35 If they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands(BG) at home, since it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church. 36 Or did the word of God originate from you, or did it come to you only?
37 If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command. 38 If anyone ignores this, he will be ignored.[s] 39 So then, my brothers and sisters, be eager(BH) to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 But everything is to be done decently(BI) and in order.
Footnotes
- 12:1 Or spiritual things, or spiritual people
- 12:10 languages
- 12:13 Or with, or in
- 12:28 languages, also in v. 30
- 13:1 languages, also in v. 8
- 13:3 Other mss read body to be burned
- 13:12 Lit we see indirectly
- 14:2 Or another language, also in vv. 4,13,14,19,26,27
- 14:2 Or in spirit, or in his spirit
- 14:3 Lit building up
- 14:5 Or other languages, also in vv. 6,18,21,22,23,39
- 14:11 Gk barbaros, or barbarian
- 14:12 Lit zealous of spirits
- 14:16 Or praise by the Spirit
- 14:16 Lit the one filling the place of the uninformed
- 14:21 Is 28:11–12
- 14:26 Other mss add of you
- 14:34 Other mss read your women
- 14:38 Other mss read he should be ignored
1 Corinthians 12-14
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Concerning Spiritual Gifts
12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit,(A) brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.(B) 2 You know that when you were pagans,(C) somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.(D) 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,”(E) and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,”(F) except by the Holy Spirit.(G)
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit(H) distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone(I) it is the same God(J) at work.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.(K) 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom,(L) to another a message of knowledge(M) by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith(N) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing(O) by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers,(P) to another prophecy,(Q) to another distinguishing between spirits,(R) to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a](S) and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(T) and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
Unity and Diversity in the Body
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body,(U) so it is with Christ.(V) 13 For we were all baptized(W) by[c] one Spirit(X) so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free(Y)—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.(Z) 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.(AA)
15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed(AB) the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.(AC) 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.(AD)
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ,(AE) and each one of you is a part of it.(AF) 28 And God has placed in the church(AG) first of all apostles,(AH) second prophets,(AI) third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing,(AJ) of helping, of guidance,(AK) and of different kinds of tongues.(AL) 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues[d]?(AM) Do all interpret? 31 Now eagerly desire(AN) the greater gifts.
Love Is Indispensable
And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
13 If I speak in the tongues[e](AO) of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy(AP) and can fathom all mysteries(AQ) and all knowledge,(AR) and if I have a faith(AS) that can move mountains,(AT) but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor(AU) and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[f](AV) but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient,(AW) love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.(AX) 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,(AY) it is not easily angered,(AZ) it keeps no record of wrongs.(BA) 6 Love does not delight in evil(BB) but rejoices with the truth.(BC) 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.(BD)
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,(BE) they will cease; where there are tongues,(BF) they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part(BG) and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes,(BH) what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood(BI) behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;(BJ) then we shall see face to face.(BK) Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.(BL)
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.(BM) But the greatest of these is love.(BN)
Intelligibility in Worship
14 Follow the way of love(BO) and eagerly desire(BP) gifts of the Spirit,(BQ) especially prophecy.(BR) 2 For anyone who speaks in a tongue[g](BS) does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them;(BT) they utter mysteries(BU) by the Spirit. 3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening,(BV) encouraging(BW) and comfort. 4 Anyone who speaks in a tongue(BX) edifies(BY) themselves, but the one who prophesies(BZ) edifies the church. 5 I would like every one of you to speak in tongues,[h] but I would rather have you prophesy.(CA) The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues,[i] unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.(CB)
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(CC) or knowledge(CD) or prophecy or word of instruction?(CE) 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?(CF) 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.(CG) 12 So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit,(CH) try to excel in those that build up(CI) the church.
13 For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.(CJ) 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays,(CK) but my mind is unfruitful. 15 So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit,(CL) but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing(CM) 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,[j] say “Amen”(CN) to your thanksgiving,(CO) since they do not know what you are saying? 17 You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.(CP)
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.(CQ)
20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(CR) In regard to evil be infants,(CS) but in your thinking be adults. 21 In the Law(CT) 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,(CU)
says the Lord.”[k]
22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy,(CV) 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?(CW) 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(CX) of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”(CY)
Good Order in Worship
26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters?(CZ) When you come together, each of you(DA) has a hymn,(DB) or a word of instruction,(DC) a revelation, a tongue(DD) or an interpretation.(DE) Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.(DF) 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(DG) should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.(DH) 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.(DI) 33 For God is not a God of disorder(DJ) but of peace(DK)—as in all the congregations(DL) of the Lord’s people.(DM)
34 Women[l] should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak,(DN) but must be in submission,(DO) as the law(DP) 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.[m]
36 Or did the word of God(DQ) originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? 37 If anyone thinks they are a prophet(DR) or otherwise gifted by the Spirit,(DS) let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.(DT) 38 But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.[n]
39 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager(DU) to prophesy,(DV) and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly(DW) way.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
- 1 Corinthians 12:13 Or with; or in
- 1 Corinthians 12:30 Or other languages
- 1 Corinthians 13:1 Or languages
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames
- 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
Ephesians 4:7-8
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Ephesians 4:7-8
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7 But to each one of us(A) grace(B) has been given(C) as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it[a] says:
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- Ephesians 4:8 Or God
- Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
Ephesians 4:11-16
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Ephesians 4:11-16
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11 And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,(A) 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son,(B) growing into maturity with a stature(C) measured by Christ’s fullness. 14 Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,(D) by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. 15 But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head(E)—Christ. 16 From him the whole body, fitted and knit together(F) by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth(G) of the body for building itself up in love by the proper working of each individual part.
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Ephesians 4:11-16
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11 So Christ himself gave(A) the apostles,(B) the prophets,(C) the evangelists,(D) the pastors and teachers,(E) 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(F) may be built up(G) 13 until we all reach unity(H) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(I) and become mature,(J) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(K)
14 Then we will no longer be infants,(L) tossed back and forth by the waves,(M) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(N) 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love,(O) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,(P) that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows(Q) and builds itself up(R) in love,(S) as each part does its work.
Hebrews 2:4
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Hebrews 2:4
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4 At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to his will.(A)
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Hebrews 2:4
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4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles,(A) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit(B) distributed according to his will.(C)
Hebrews 13:20-21
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Hebrews 13:20-21
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Benediction and Farewell
20 Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus—the great Shepherd of the sheep(A)—through the blood of the everlasting covenant,(B) 21 equip[a] you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever.[b](C) Amen.
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Hebrews 13:20-21
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Hebrews 13:20-21
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Benediction and Final Greetings
20 Now may the God of peace,(A) who through the blood of the eternal covenant(B) brought back from the dead(C) our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,(D) 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will,(E) and may he work in us(F) what is pleasing to him,(G) through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.(H)
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