aPursue love
, yet
bdesire
earnestly
cspiritual
gifts, but especially
that you may dprophesy
.
For one who aspeaks in a tongue
does not speak
to men
but to God
; for no
one
1understands
, but 2in his spirit
he speaks
bmysteries
.
But one who prophesies speaks
to men
for aedification
and bexhortation
and consolation
.
One who aspeaks in a tongue
bedifies
himself
; but one who cprophesies
bedifies
the church
.
Now I wish
that you all
aspoke
in tongues
, but beven more
that you would prophesy
; and greater
is one who prophesies
than
one who aspeaks
in tongues
, unless
he interprets
, so
that the church
may receive
cedifying
.
But now, brethren
, if
I come
to you speaking
in tongues
, what
will I profit
you unless
I speak
to you either
by way
of arevelation
or
of bknowledge
or
of cprophecy
or
of dteaching
?
Yet even lifeless
things
, either
flute
or
harp
, in producing
a sound
, if
they do not produce
a distinction
in the tones
, how
will it be known
what is played
on the flute
or
on the harp
?
For if athe 1bugle
produces
an indistinct
sound
, who
will prepare
himself for battle
?
So also
you, unless
you utter
by the tongue
speech
that is clear
, how
will it be known
what is spoken
? For you will be aspeaking
into the air
.
There are, perhaps, a great
many
kinds
of 1languages
in the world
, and no
kind is without
meaning
.
If then
I do not know
the meaning
of the language
, I will be to the one who speaks
a 1 abarbarian
, and the one who speaks
will be a 1barbarian
2to me.
So also
you, since
you are zealous
of 1spiritual
gifts, seek
to abound
for the aedification
of the church
.
Therefore let one who speaks
in a tongue
pray
that he may interpret
.
For if I pray
in a tongue
, my spirit
prays
, but my mind
is unfruitful
.
aWhat is the outcome then
? I will pray
with the spirit
and I will pray
with the mind
also
; I will bsing
with the spirit
and I will sing
with the mind
also
.
Otherwise if
you bless
1in the spirit
only, how
will the one who fills
the place
of the 2ungifted
say
athe "Amen
" at your bgiving
of thanks
, since
he does not know
what
you are saying
?
For you are giving thanks
well
enough
, but the other
person
is not aedified
.
I thank God
, I speak
in tongues
more
than you all
;
however, in the church
I desire
to speak
five
words
with my mind
so
that I may instruct
others
also
, rather
than
ten
thousand
words
in a tongue
.
aBrethren, bdo not be children
in your thinking
; yet
in evil
cbe infants
, but in your thinking
be mature
.
In athe Law it is written
, " bBY MEN
OF STRANGE
TONGUES
AND BY THE LIPS
OF STRANGERS
I WILL SPEAK
TO THIS
PEOPLE
, AND EVEN
SO
THEY WILL NOT LISTEN
TO ME," says
the Lord
.
So then
tongues
are for a sign
, not to those
who believe
but to unbelievers
; but aprophecy
is for a sign, not to unbelievers
but to those
who believe
.
Therefore if
the whole
church
assembles
together
and all
speak
in tongues
, and 1ungifted
men
or
unbelievers
enter
, will they not say
that ayou are mad
?
But if all
aprophesy
, and an unbeliever
or
an 1ungifted
man
enters
, he is bconvicted
by all
, he is called
to account
by all
;
athe secrets of his heart
are disclosed
; and so
he will bfall
on his face
and worship
God
, cdeclaring
that God
is certainly
among
you.
aWhat is the outcome then
, bbrethren
? When
you assemble
, ceach
one
has
a dpsalm
, has
a eteaching
, has
a erevelation
, has
a ftongue
, has
an ginterpretation
. Let hall
things
be done
for edification
.
If anyone
speaks
in a atongue
, it should be by two
or
at the most
three
, and each in turn
, and one
must binterpret
;
but if there is no
interpreter
, he must keep
silent
in the church
; and let him speak
to himself
and to God
.
Let two or
three
aprophets
speak
, and let the others
bpass
judgment
.
But if a revelation
is made
to another
who is seated
, the first
one must keep
silent
.
For you can all
prophesy
one
by one
, so
that all
may learn
and all
may be exhorted
;
and the spirits of prophets
are subject
to prophets
;
for God is not a God of aconfusion
but of 1peace
, as in ball
the churches
of the csaints
.
The women are to akeep
silent
in the churches
; for they are not permitted
to speak
, but bare to subject
themselves, just
as cthe Law
also
says
.
If they desire
to learn
anything
, let them ask
their own
husbands
at home
; for it is 1improper
for a woman
to speak
in church
.
1Was it from you that the word of God
first went
forth
? Or
has it come
to you only
?
aIf anyone
thinks
he is a prophet
or
bspiritual
, let him recognize
that the things which
I write
to you care the Lord's
commandment
.
But if anyone
does not recognize
this, he 1is not recognized
.
Therefore, my brethren
, adesire
earnestly
to bprophesy
, and do not forbid
to speak
in tongues
.
But aall things
must be done
properly
and in an orderly
manner
.