Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Earnestly
pursue
love and
eagerly
desire spiritual gifts, especially
the
gift
of
prophecy
.
Follow
after
love ;
yet
desire earnestly
spiritual `
gifts '
, but
rather
that
ye
may
prophesy
.
For he who
speaks
in a tongue does
not speak
to
men, but to
God .
Indeed,
no one
understands
him
; he
utters
mysteries
in the Spirit.
For he that
speaketh
in a tongue speaketh
not unto
men, but unto
God ;
for
no man
understandeth
; but
in the spirit he
speaketh
mysteries
.
But he who
prophesies
speaks
to
men for
their
edification, encouragement
, and comfort
.
But he that
prophesieth
speaketh
unto
men edification, and
exhortation
, and consolation
.
The
one
who
speaks
in a tongue edifies
himself ,
but the
one
who
prophesies
edifies
the church.
He
that
speaketh
in a tongue edifieth
himself ;
but he
that
prophesieth
edifieth
the church.
I wish
that
all
of
you could
speak in
tongues, but I
would
rather have
you
prophesy .
He
who
prophesies
is
greater than one
who
speaks
in
tongues, unless
he interprets
so
that the church may be
edified
.
Now
I would
have
you all
speak with
tongues, but rather that
ye
should
prophesy :
and
greater is
he
that
prophesieth
than he
that
speaketh
with
tongues, except
he interpret,
that the church may receive
edifying
.
Now, brothers
, if I come to
you speaking in
tongues, how
will
I benefit
you, unless I bring
you some
revelation or knowledge or prophecy
or teaching?
But
now, brethren
, if I come unto
you speaking with
tongues, what
shall
I profit
you, unless I speak
to
you either
by
way
of
revelation ,
or of
knowledge ,
or of
prophesying,
or of
teaching?
Even in
the
case
of
lifeless
instruments
, such
as
the
flute
or harp, how
will
anyone
recognize
the
tune
they are
playing
unless
the notes
are
distinct
?
Even things
without
life
, giving
a
voice,
whether
pipe
or harp, if
they give
not
a
distinction
in
the sounds,
how
shall
it
be
known
what
is
piped
or
harped
?
Again,
if the trumpet sounds
a
muffled
call
, who will
prepare for battle
?
For
if the trumpet give
an
uncertain
voice
, who shall
prepare himself
for war
?
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.
So also
ye,
unless ye
utter
by
the
tongue speech
easy
to
understood
, how shall
it
be
known
what is
spoken
? for
ye
will be speaking into the air.
Assuredly,
there are many different
languages
in the world, yet
none
of
them
is without meaning
.
There are ,
it
may
be,
so
many kinds
of
voices
in the world, and
no
`kind'
is without signification
.
If ,
then ,
I do
not
know the meaning of someone’s
language
, I am
a
foreigner
to the
speaker
, and he is
a foreigner
to
me.
If then I know not
the meaning of the
voice
, I shall
be
to him
that
speaketh
a
barbarian
, and he that
speaketh
will
be
a barbarian
unto
me.
It
is
the
same
with
you.
Since you
are eager
to
have
spiritual gifts, strive
to
excel
in
gifts
that build
up
the church.
So
also
ye,
since ye
are zealous
of
spiritual `
gifts '
, seek
that ye
may
abound
unto
the edifying
of
the
church.
Therefore,
the
one
who
speaks
in a tongue should
pray that he may interpret.
Wherefore
let
him
that
speaketh
in a tongue pray that he may interpret.
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays
, but my mind
is unfruitful.
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth
, but my understanding
is unfruitful.
What then shall
I
do
? 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
.
What is
it
then? I will pray with the
spirit, and
I will pray with the
understanding
also:
I will sing with the
spirit, and
I will sing with the
understanding
also
.
Otherwise,
if you
speak
a
blessing
in
spirit, how can
someone
who
is
uninstructed
say “
Amen ”
to
your
thanksgiving
, since
he does
not know
what you
are
saying
?
Else
if thou
bless
with
the
spirit, how shall
he
that
filleth
the
place
of
the
unlearned
say the
Amen at
thy
giving
of
thanks
, seeing
he knoweth
not what thou
sayest
?
You
may
be
giving
thanks well enough
, but the other one
is not edified.
For
thou
verily
givest
thanks well, but the other is not edified.
I thank God that
I speak in
tongues more than all
of
you .
I thank God ,
I speak with
tongues more than you all:
But
in the church ,
I would
rather speak five coherent
words to
instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
howbeit
in the church I had
rather speak five words with
my
understanding,
that
I
might
instruct others also,
than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Brothers
, stop
thinking
like
children .
In regard
to
evil
be infants
, but in your
thinking
be mature
.
Brethren
, be
not
children in mind:
yet
in
malice
be ye
babes
, but in mind
be men
.
It
is
written
in the Law :
“
By strange tongues and foreign
lips I
will speak to
this people ,
but
even then
they
will not
listen
to
Me, says
the Lord. ”
In the law it
is
written,
By men
of
strange tongues and by
the
lips of
strangers
will I
speak unto
this people ;
and
not
even thus
will they
hear
me, saith
the Lord.
Tongues ,
then,
are a sign, not for
believers
, but for
unbelievers.
Prophecy,
however,
is for believers
, not for
unbelievers
.
Wherefore
tongues are for
a sign, not to
them
that
believe
, but to
the
unbelieving:
but
prophesying
`
is for a
sign'
, not to
the
unbelieving,
but
to
them
that
believe
.
So
if the whole church comes
together and everyone
speaks
in
tongues, and some
who
are
uninstructed
or
some
unbelievers
come in, will they not say that you
are out
of
your
minds
?
If therefore
the whole church be
assembled
together and all
speak
with
tongues, and there
come in men
unlearned
or
unbelieving
, will they not say that ye
are mad
?
But if an
unbeliever
or
uninstructed
person
comes
in while
everyone
is
prophesying
, he will
be
convicted
and
called
to
account
by all,
But if all
prophesy,
and
there
come
in one
unbelieving
or
unlearned
, he is
reproved
by all, he
is
judged
by
all;
and
the secrets of his heart will
be
made known.
So he will fall facedown
and worship God, proclaiming,
“
God is truly
among you !”
the secrets of his heart are
made manifest;
and
so he will fall down
on
his
face
and worship God, declaring
that
God is among you indeed.
What then shall
we
say
, brothers
? When you
come together, everyone
has
a psalm or
a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or
an interpretation. All of
these
must
be done to
build
up
the
church
.
What is
it
then, brethren
? When ye
come together, each
one
hath
a psalm ,
hath
a teaching, hath
a revelation, hath
a tongue, hath
an interpretation. Let
all things
be done unto
edifying
.
If anyone
speaks
in a tongue, two, or at most three, should
speak
in turn ,
and someone
must
interpret .
If any
man
speaketh
in a tongue, `let
it
be'
by
two, or at the
most three, and
`that'
in turn ;
and let
one
interpret :
But if there is
no interpreter, he
should
remain
silent
in the church and speak only
to himself and God.
but if there be
no interpreter, let
him
keep
silence
in the church ;
and let
him
speak to himself ,
and to
God.
Two or three prophets
should
speak
, and the others should
weigh
carefully
what
is
said
.
And
let
the
prophets
speak
`by'
two or three, and let
the others discern
.
And
if a revelation comes
to someone
who
is
seated
, the first speaker
should
stop
.
But
if a revelation be
made
to another
sitting
by
, let
the first keep
silence
.
For you
can
all prophesy in
turn
so
that everyone
may be
instructed
and encouraged.
For ye
all can
prophesy one
by
one,
that all
may learn,
and all
may
be
exhorted;
The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets .
and
the spirits of the
prophets are subject to the
prophets ;
For God is not a God of disorder
, but of peace —
as in all the churches of the saints .
for God is not `
a God '
of confusion
, but of peace .
As in all the churches of the saints ,
Women are
to
be
silent
in the churches .
They
are
not permitted to speak ,
but must
be in submission
, as the law says
.
let
the
women keep
silence
in the churches :
for
it
is
not permitted unto
them
to speak ;
but let
them
be in subjection
, as also
saith
the law.
If they wish
to
inquire
about
something
, they
are
to
ask their own husbands at home ;
for it is dishonorable
for a woman to speak in the church.
And
if they would
learn
anything
, let
them
ask their own husbands at home :
for it is shameful
for a woman to speak in the church.
Did
the word of God originate
with
you
? Or are
you
the
only
ones
it has
reached
?
What?
was
it
from
you
that
the word of God went
forth
? or came
it unto
you
alone
?
If anyone
considers
himself a prophet or spiritual person
, let him acknowledge
that
what
I am
writing
you is
the Lord’s
command
.
If any
man
thinketh
himself to
be
a prophet ,
or spiritual, let him take
knowledge
of
the
things
which
I write
unto
you ,
that
they
are
the commandment
of
the
Lord
.
But if anyone
ignores
this
, he
himself
will
be ignored
.
But if any
man
is
ignorant
, let
him
be ignorant
.
So
, my brothers
, be
eager
to prophesy, and do
not
forbid speaking
in
tongues.
Wherefore
, my brethren
, desire
earnestly
to prophesy, and forbid not
to
speak
with
tongues.
But everything
must
be done in
a
proper
and orderly
manner
.
But let
all
things
be done decently
and in
order
.
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