Book of Common Prayer
26 What shall we do about it, my brothers? When you meet together, every one of you has something to help the other. One has a song to sing. One has something to teach people. One has something which God has shown to him. One has something to say in a tongue. One can tell the meaning of a tongue. Do all of these things to help one another.
27 If any people talk in a tongue, only two or not more than three should talk. They must talk one at a time and someone must tell the meaning.
28 But if there is no one to tell the meaning, a person must not talk in a tongue of a different language in the church meeting. He should talk to himself and to God.
29 Two or three prophets may speak words from God and the others should say what they think about it.
30 But if another person is sitting by and God gives him something to say, then the first person should stop talking.
31 One by one you may speak words from God. In that way, all will learn something and all will be stronger in faith.
32 Those who speak words from God are able to keep their own spirits quiet.
33-34 God does not want things to be out of order. He wants peace in the church meeting. In all the churches of God's people, the women should be quiet in the church meetings. They must not be allowed to talk. They must obey. The holy writings say this also.
37 Perhaps someone thinks, `I am the one to speak words from God,' or, `I have the Spirit.' Then know this, the Lord has told me to write these things.
38 If anyone does not know this, then God will not know him.
39 So, my brothers, the thing you should want is to speak words from God. But at the same time, do not stop anyone from talking in tongues.
40 But everything should be done in the right way and in good order.
34 `Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but war.
35 I came to take away peace between a man and his father. I came to take away peace between a daughter and her mother. I came to take away peace between a man's wife and his mother.
36 A man will have people in his own family who make trouble for him.
37 Anyone who loves his father or his mother more than he loves me, is not good enough for me. Anyone who loves his son or his daughter more than he loves me, is not good enough for me.
38 Anyone who is not willing to carry his cross and suffer with me, is not good enough for me.
39 Anyone who tries to keep his life, will lose it. Anyone who gives up his life for my sake, will find it.'
40 `Anyone who takes you in, takes me in. And anyone who takes me in, takes in the one who sent me.
41 Anyone who takes in a prophet because he is a prophet of God will get a prophet's reward.
42 And if any one as a disciple gives a drink of cold water to one of my children, he will not lose his reward. I tell you the truth.'
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