Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
Earnestly
pursue
love
and eagerly
desire spiritual gifts, especially
the
gift
of
prophecy
.
Follow
after
charity,
and desire 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 an
unknown
tongue speaketh
not unto
men, but unto
God :
for
no man
understandeth
him; howbeit
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 to
edification, and
exhortation
, and comfort.
The
one
who
speaks
in a
tongue edifies
himself ,
but the
one
who
prophesies
edifies
the church.
He
that
speaketh
in an
unknown
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
.
I would
that ye
all spake
with
tongues but rather that
ye
prophesied:
for
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
?
Now, brethren
, if I come unto
you speaking with
tongues, what
shall
I profit
you, except
I shall
speak
to
you either
by
revelation ,
or by
knowledge ,
or by
prophesying,
or by
doctrine
?
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
?
And
even things
without
life
giving
sound
, whether
pipe
or harp, except
they give
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
sound
, who shall
prepare himself
to
the
battle?
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 likewise
ye,
except
ye
utter
by
the
tongue words
easy
to
be
understood
, how shall
it
be
known
what is
spoken
? for
ye
shall
speak
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
none of them 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.
Therefore
if I know not
the meaning of the
voice
, I shall
be
unto
him
that
speaketh
a barbarian
, and he that
speaketh
shall
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.
Even
so
ye,
forasmuch
as
ye
are zealous
of
spiritual gifts, seek
that ye
may
excel
to
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 an
unknown
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 an
unknown
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
when
thou
shalt
bless
with
the
spirit, how shall
he
that
occupieth
the
room
of
the
unlearned
say Amen at
thy
giving
of
thanks
, seeing
he understandeth
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 my
God ,
I speak with
tongues more than ye
all :
But
in the church ,
I would
rather speak five coherent
words to
instruct
others than ten thousand words in a
tongue.
Yet
in the church I had
rather speak five words with
my
understanding,
that
by
my
voice
I
might
teach
others also,
than ten thousand words in an
unknown
tongue.
Brothers
, stop
thinking
like
children .
In regard
to
evil
be infants
, but in your
thinking
be mature
.
Brethren
, be
not
children in understanding:
howbeit
in
malice
be ye
children
, but in understanding
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,
With
men
of
other
tongues and other
lips will I
speak unto
this people ;
and
yet
for
all
that
will they
not 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
them
that
believe
not:
but
prophesying
serveth
not
for them
that
believe
not ,
but
for them
which
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
come
together into
one
place,
and all
speak
with
tongues, and there
come
in
those
that
are unlearned,
or unbelievers, 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
that
believeth
not
, or
one
unlearned,
he is
convinced
of
all, he
is
judged
of
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 !”
And thus
are
the secrets of his heart made manifest;
and
so falling
down
on
his
face
he will worship God, and
report
that
God is in
you of
a
truth.
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
.
How
is
it
then, brethren
? when ye
come together, every
one
of
you
hath
a psalm, hath
a doctrine
, hath
a tongue, hath
a
revelation,
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
speak
in an
unknown
tongue, let
it
be
by
two, or at the
most by
three, and that
by
course;
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
.
Let
the
prophets
speak
two or three, and let
the other
judge
.
And
if a
revelation
comes
to someone
who
is
seated
, the first speaker
should
stop
.
If any
thing
be
revealed
to another
that
sitteth
by
, let
the first hold
his
peace
.
For you
can
all prophesy in
turn
so
that everyone
may be
instructed
and encouraged
.
For ye
may
all prophesy one
by
one,
that all
may learn,
and all
may
be
comforted
.
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 the
author
of confusion
, but of peace ,
as in all 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
your
women keep
silence
in the churches :
for
it
is
not permitted unto
them
to speak ;
but they
are
commanded
to
be under
obedience
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 will
learn
any
thing
, let
them
ask their husbands at home :
for it is a shame
for
women
to speak in the church.
Did
the word of God originate
with
you? Or are
you the
only ones
it
has
reached
?
What?
came
the word of God out
from
you? or came
it
unto
you only?
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
think
himself to
be
a prophet ,
or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the
things
that
I write
unto
you are
the commandments
of
the
Lord
.
But if anyone
ignores
this
, he
himself
will
be ignored
.
But if any
man
be
ignorant
, let
him
be ignorant
.
So
, my
brothers
, be
eager
to prophesy, and do
not
forbid speaking
in
tongues.
Wherefore
, brethren
, covet
to prophesy, and forbid not
to
speak
with
tongues.
But
everything
must
be done in
a
proper
and orderly
manner
.
Let
all
things
be done decently
and in
order
.
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