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1 Corinthians 14

Prophecy a Superior Gift

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 aPursueg1377 loveg26, yetg1161  bdesireg2206 earnestlyg2206  cspiritualg4152 gifts, but especiallyg3123 that you may  dprophesyg4395.

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For one who  aspeaksg2980 in a tongueg1100 does not speakg2980 to meng444 but to Godg2316; for nog3762 oneg3762  1understandsg191, but  2in his spiritg4151 he speaksg2980  bmysteriesg3466.

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But one who prophesiesg4395 speaksg2980 to meng444 for  aedificationg3619 and  bexhortationg3874 and consolationg3889.

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One who  aspeaksg2980 in a tongueg1100  bedifiesg3618 himselfg1438; but one who  cprophesiesg4395  bedifiesg3618 the churchg1577.

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Nowg1161 I wishg2309 that you allg3956  aspokeg2980 in tonguesg1100, but  beven moreg3123 that you would prophesyg4395; and greaterg3173 is one who prophesiesg4395 thang2228 one who  aspeaksg2980 in tonguesg1100, unlessg1487g3361 he interpretsg1329, sog2443 that the churchg1577 may receiveg2983  cedifyingg3619.

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But nowg3568, brethreng80, ifg1437 I comeg2064 to you speakingg2980 in tonguesg1100, whatg5101 will I profitg5623 you unlessg1437g3361 I speakg2980 to you eitherg2228 by wayg1722 of  arevelationg602 org2228 of  bknowledgeg1108 org2228 of  cprophecyg4394 org2228 of  dteachingg1322?

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Yetg3676 even lifelessg895 thingsg895, eitherg1535a fluteg836 org1535a harpg2788, in producingg1325 a soundg5456, ifg1437 they do not produceg1325 a distinctiong1293 in the tonesg5353, howg4459 will it be knowng1097 what is playedg832 on the fluteg832 org2228 on the harpg2789?

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For ifg1437  athe  1bugleg4536 producesg1325 an indistinctg82 soundg5456, whog5101 will prepareg3903 himself for battleg4171?

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Sog3779 alsog2532 you, unlessg1437g3361 you utterg1325 by the tongueg1100 speechg3056 that is clearg2154, howg4459 will it be knowng1097 what is spokeng2980? For you will be  aspeakingg2980 into the airg109.

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There are, perhapsg5177, a greatg5118 manyg5118 kindsg1085 of  1languagesg5456 in the worldg2889, and nog3762 kind is withoutg880 meaningg880.

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Ifg1437 theng3767 I do not knowg3609a the meaningg1411 of the languageg5456, I will be to the one who speaksg2980 a  1 abarbariang915, and the one who speaksg2980 will be a  1barbariang915  2to me.

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Sog3779 alsog2532 you, sinceg1893 you are zealousg2207 of  1spiritualg4151 gifts, seekg2212 to aboundg4052 for the  aedificationg3619 of the churchg1577.

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Thereforeg1352 let one who speaksg2980 in a tongueg1100 prayg4336 that he may interpretg1329.

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For ifg1437 I prayg4336 in a tongueg1100, my spiritg4151 praysg4336, but my mindg3563 is unfruitfulg175.

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 aWhatg5101 is the outcome theng3767? I will prayg4336 with the spiritg4151 and I will prayg4336 with the mindg3563 alsog2532; I will  bsingg5567 with the spiritg4151 and I will singg5567 with the mindg3563 alsog2532.

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Otherwiseg1893 ifg1437 you blessg2127  1in the spiritg4151 only, howg4459 will the one who fillsg378 the placeg5117 of the  2ungiftedg2399 sayg3004  athe "Ameng281" at your  bgivingg2169 of thanksg2169, sinceg1894 he does not knowg3609a whatg5101 you are sayingg3004?

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For you are givingg2168 thanksg2168 wellg2573 enoughg2573, but the otherg2087 persong2087 is not  aedifiedg3618.

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I thankg2168 Godg2316, I speakg2980 in tonguesg1100 moreg3123 than you allg3956;

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howeverg235, in the churchg1577 I desireg2309 to speakg2980 fiveg4002 wordsg3056 with my mindg3563 sog2443 that I may instructg2727 othersg243 alsog2532, ratherg2228 thang2228 teng3463 thousandg3463 wordsg3056 in a tongueg1100.

Instruction for the Church

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 aBrethreng80,  bdo not be childreng3813 in your thinkingg5424; yetg235 in evilg2549  cbe infantsg3515, but in your thinkingg5424 be matureg5046.

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In  athe Lawg3551 it is writteng1125, " bBY MENg2084 OF STRANGEg2084 TONGUESg2084 AND BY THE LIPSg5491 OF STRANGERSg2087 I WILL SPEAKg2980 TO THISg3778 PEOPLEg2992, AND EVENg3761 SOg3779 THEY WILL NOT LISTENg1522 TO ME," saysg3004 the Lordg2962.

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Sog5620 theng5620 tonguesg1100 are for a signg4592, not to thoseg3588 who believeg4100 but to unbelieversg571; but  aprophecyg4394 is for a sign, not to unbelieversg571 but to thoseg3588 who believeg4100.

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Thereforeg3767 ifg1437 the wholeg3650 churchg1577 assemblesg4905 togetherg1909g3588g846 and allg3956 speakg2980 in tonguesg1100, and  1ungiftedg2399 meng2399 org2228 unbelieversg571 enterg1525, will they not sayg3004 that  ayou are madg3105?

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But ifg1437 allg3956  aprophesyg4395, and an unbelieverg571 org2228 an  1ungiftedg2399 mang2399 entersg1525, he is  bconvictedg1651 by allg3956, he is calledg350 to accountg350 by allg3956;

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 athe secretsg2927 of his heartg2588 are disclosedg5318; and sog3779 he will  bfallg4098 on his faceg4383 and worshipg4352 Godg2316,  cdeclaringg518 that Godg2316 is certainlyg3689 amongg1722 you.

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 aWhatg5101 is the outcome theng3767,  bbrethreng80? Wheng3752 you assembleg4905,  ceachg1538 oneg1538 hasg2192 a  dpsalmg5568, hasg2192 a  eteachingg1322, hasg2192 a  erevelationg602, hasg2192 a  ftongueg1100, hasg2192 an  ginterpretationg2058. Let  hallg3956 thingsg3956 be doneg1096 for edificationg3619.

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Ifg1535a anyoneg5100 speaksg2980 in a  atongueg1100, it should be by twog1417 org2228 at the mostg4183 threeg5140, and each in turng3313, and oneg1520 must  binterpretg1329;

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but ifg1437 there is nog3361 interpreterg1328, he must keepg4601 silentg4601 in the churchg1577; and let him speakg2980 to himselfg1438 and to Godg2316.

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Let twog1417 org2228 threeg5140  aprophetsg4396 speakg2980, and let the othersg243  bpassg1252 judgmentg1252.

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But ifg1437 a revelationg601 is madeg601 to anotherg243 who is seatedg2521, the firstg4413 one must keepg4601 silentg4601.

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For you cang1410 allg3956 prophesyg4395 oneg2596g1520 by oneg2596g1520, sog2443 that allg3956 may learng3129 and allg3956 may be exhortedg3870;

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and the spiritsg4151 of prophetsg4396 are subjectg5293 to prophetsg4396;

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for Godg2316 is not a God of  aconfusiong181 but of  1peaceg1515, as in  ballg3956 the churchesg1577 of the  csaintsg40.

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The womeng1135 are to  akeepg4601 silentg4601 in the churchesg1577; for they are not permittedg2010 to speakg2980, but  bare to subjectg5293 themselves, justg2531a as  cthe Lawg3551 alsog2532 saysg3004.

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Ifg1487 they desireg2309 to learng3129 anythingg5100, let them askg1905 their owng2398 husbandsg435 at homeg3624; for it is  1improperg150 for a womang1135 to speakg2980 in churchg1577.

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 1Was it from you that the wordg3056 of Godg2316 first wentg1831 forthg1831? Org2228 has it comeg2658 to you onlyg3441?

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 aIfg1487 anyoneg5100 thinksg1380 he is a prophetg4396 org2228  bspiritualg4152, let him recognizeg1921 that the things whichg3739 I writeg1125 to you  care the Lord'sg2962 commandmentg1785.

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But ifg1487 anyoneg5100 does not recognizeg50 this, he  1is not recognizedg50.

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Thereforeg5620, my brethreng80,  adesireg2206 earnestlyg2206 to  bprophesyg4395, and do not forbidg2967 to speakg2980 in tonguesg1100.

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But  aallg3956 thingsg3956 must be doneg1096 properlyg2156 and in an orderlyg5010 mannerg5010.



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