1Follow[G1377] after charity[G26], and[G1161]desire[G2206]spiritual[G4152] gifts, but[G1161]rather[G3123]that[G2443] ye may prophesy[G4395].
2For[G1063] he that speaketh[G2980] in an unknown tongue[G1100]speaketh[G2980]not[G3756] unto men[G444], but[G235] unto God[G2316]: for[G1063] no man[G3762]understandeth[G191] him; howbeit[G1161] in the spirit[G4151] he speaketh[G2980]mysteries[G3466].
3But[G1161] he that prophesieth[G4395]speaketh[G2980] unto men[G444] to edification[G3619], and[G2532]exhortation[G3874], and[G2532]comfort[G3889].
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He that speaketh[G2980] in an unknown tongue[G1100]edifieth[G3618]himself[G1438]; but[G1161] he that prophesieth[G4395]edifieth[G3618] the church[G1577].
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I would[G2309]that[G2443]ye[G5209]all[G3956]spake[G2980] with tongues[G1100], but[G1161]rather[G3123]that[G2443]ye[G5209]prophesied[G4395]: for[G1063]greater[G3187] is he that[G2443]prophesieth[G4395]than[G2228] he that[G2443]speaketh[G2980] with tongues[G1100], except[G1622] he interpret[G1329], that[G2443] the church[G1577] may receive[G2983]edifying[G3619].
6Now[G3570], brethren[G80], if[G1437] I come[G2064]unto[G4314]you[G5209]speaking[G2980] with tongues[G1100], what[G5101] shall I profit[G5623]you[G5213], except[G3362] I shall speak[G2980] to you[G5213]either[G2228]by[G1722]revelation[G602], or[G2228]by[G1722]knowledge[G1108], or[G2228]by[G1722]prophesying[G4394], or[G2228]by[G1722]doctrine?[G1322]
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And even[G3676] things without life[G895]giving[G1325]sound[G5456], whether[G1535]pipe[G836]or[G1535]harp[G2788], except[G3362] they give[G1325] a distinction[G1293] in the sounds[G5353], how[G4459] shall it be known[G1097] what is piped[G832]or[G2228]harped?[G2789]
8For[G1063]if[G1437] the trumpet[G4536]give[G1325] an uncertain[G82]sound[G5456], who[G5101] shall prepare himself[G3903]to[G1519] the battle?[G4171]
9So[G3779]likewise[G2532]ye[G5210], except[G3362]ye[G5210]utter[G1325]by[G1223] the tongue[G1100]words[G3056] easy to be understood[G2154], how[G4459]shall[G2071] it be known[G1097] what is spoken?[G2980]for[G1063]ye[G5210]shall[G2071]speak[G2980]into[G1519] the air[G109].
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There are[G2076], it may be[G5177], so many[G5118]kinds[G1085] of voices[G5456]in[G1722] the world[G2889], and[G2532] none of them[G3762] is without signification[G880].
11Therefore[G3767]if[G3362] I know[G1492]not[G3362] the meaning[G1411] of the voice[G5456], I shall be[G2071]unto[G1722] him that speaketh[G2980] a barbarian[G915], and[G2532] he that speaketh[G2980] shall be[G2071] a barbarian[G915]unto[G1722]me[G1698].
12Even[G2532]so[G3779]ye[G5210], forasmuch as[G1893]ye[G5210]are[G2075]zealous[G2207] of spiritual[G4151] gifts, seek[G2212]that[G2443]ye[G5210] may excel[G4052]to[G4314] the edifying[G3619] of the church[G1577].
13Wherefore[G1355] let him that[G2443]speaketh[G2980] in an unknown tongue[G1100]pray[G4336]that[G2443] he may interpret[G1329].
14For[G1063]if[G1437] I pray[G4336] in an unknown tongue[G1100], my[G3450]spirit[G4151]prayeth[G4336], but[G1161]my[G3450]understanding[G3563]is[G2076]unfruitful[G175].
15What[G5101] is it[G2076]then?[G3767] I will pray[G4336] with the spirit[G4151], and[G1161] I will pray[G4336] with the understanding[G3563]also[G2532]: I will sing[G5567] with the spirit[G4151], and[G1161] I will sing[G5567] with the understanding[G3563]also[G2532].
16Else[G1893]when[G1437] thou shalt bless[G2127] with the spirit[G4151], how[G4459] shall he that occupieth[G378] the room[G5117] of the unlearned[G2399]say[G2046]Amen[G281]at[G1909]thy[G4674] giving of thanks[G2169], seeing[G1894] he understandeth[G1492]not[G3756]what[G5101] thou sayest?[G3004]
17For[G1063]thou[G4771]verily[G3303] givest thanks[G2168]well[G2573], but[G235] the other[G2087]is[G3618]not[G3756]edified[G3618].
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I thank[G2168]my[G3450]God[G2316], I speak[G2980] with tongues[G1100] more than[G3123]ye[G5216]all[G3956]:
19Yet[G235]in[G1722] the church[G1577] I had rather[G2309]speak[G2980]five[G4002]words[G3056]with[G1223]my[G3450]understanding[G3563], that[G2443] by my[G3450] voice I might teach[G2727]others[G243]also[G2532], than[G2228] ten thousand[G3463]words[G3056]in[G1722] an unknown tongue[G1100].
20Brethren[G80], be[G1096]not[G3361]children[G3813] in understanding[G5424]: howbeit[G235] in malice[G2549]be[G1096] ye children[G3515], but[G1161] in understanding[G5424]be[G1096]men[G5046].
21In[G1722] the law[G3551] it is written[G1125], With[G1722] men of other[G1722]tongues[G2084]and[G2532]other[G2087]lips[G5491] will I speak[G2980] unto this[G5129]people[G2992]; and[G2532] yet for all[G3779] that will they[G1522]not[G3761]hear[G1522]me[G3450], saith[G3004] the Lord[G2962].
22Wherefore[G5620]tongues[G1100]are[G1526]for[G1519] a sign[G4592], not[G3756] to them that believe[G4100], but[G235] to them that believe[G4100]not[G571]: but[G1161]prophesying[G4394] serveth not[G571]for[G1519] them that believe[G4100]not[G571], but[G1161]for[G1519] them which believe[G4100].
23If[G1437]therefore[G3767] the whole[G3650]church[G1577] be come together[G4905]into[G1909] one place[G846], and[G2532]all[G3956]speak[G2980] with tongues[G1100], and[G1161] there come in[G1525] those that[G3754] are unlearned[G2399], or[G2228]unbelievers[G571], will they[G2046]not[G3756]say[G2046]that[G3754] ye are mad?[G3105]
24But[G1161]if[G1437]all[G3956]prophesy[G4395], and[G1161] there come in[G1525]one[G5100] that believeth not[G571], or[G2228]one[G5100]unlearned[G2399], he is convinced[G1651]of[G5259]all[G3956], he is judged[G350]of[G5259]all[G3956]:
25And[G2532]thus[G3779]are[G1096] the secrets[G2927] of his[G846]heart[G2588]made[G1096]manifest[G5318]; and[G2532]so[G3779] falling down[G4098]on[G1909]his[G846]face[G4383] he will worship[G4352]God[G2316], and[G2532]report[G518]that[G3754]God[G2316]is[G2076]in[G1722]you[G5213] of a truth[G3689].
26How[G5101] is it[G2076]then[G3767], brethren?[G80]when[G3752] ye come together[G4905], every one[G1538] of you[G5216]hath[G2192] a psalm[G5568], hath[G2192] a doctrine[G1322], hath[G2192] a tongue[G1100], hath[G2192] a revelation[G602], hath[G2192] an interpretation[G2058]. Let[G1096] all things[G3956] be done[G1096]unto[G4314]edifying[G3619].
27If[G1535] any man[G5100]speak[G2980] in an unknown tongue[G1100], let[G1329] it be by[G2596]two[G1417], or[G2228] at the most[G4118]by[G303]three[G5140], and[G2532] that by[G303]course[G3313]; and[G2532]let[G1329]one[G1520]interpret[G1329].
28But[G1161]if[G3362] there be[G5600]no[G3362]interpreter[G1328], let him keep silence[G4601]in[G1722] the church[G1577]; and[G1161] let him speak[G2980] to himself[G1438], and[G2532] to God[G2316].
29Let[G2980] the prophets[G4396]speak[G2980]two[G1417]or[G2228]three[G5140], and[G2532]let[G1252] the other[G243]judge[G1252].
30If[G1161] any thing be revealed[G601] to another[G243] that sitteth by[G2521], let[G4601] the first[G4413] hold his peace[G4601].
31For[G1063] ye may[G1410]all[G3956]prophesy[G4395]one[G2596] by one[G1520], that[G2443]all[G3956]may[G1410]learn[G3129], and[G2532]all[G3956]may[G1410] be comforted[G3870].
32And[G2532] the spirits[G4151] of the prophets[G4396] are subject[G5293] to the prophets[G4396].
33For[G1063]God[G2316]is[G2076]not[G3756] the author of confusion[G181], but[G235] of peace[G1515], as[G5613]in[G1722]all[G3956]churches[G1577] of the saints[G40].
34Let[G4601]your[G5216]women[G1135] keep silence[G4601]in[G1722] the churches[G1577]: for[G1063] it is[G2010]not[G3756]permitted[G2010] unto them[G846] to speak[G2980]; but[G235] they are commanded to be under obedience[G5293], as[G2531]also[G2532]saith[G3004] the law[G3551].
35And[G1161]if[G1487] they will[G2309]learn[G3129] any thing[G5100], let them ask[G1905]their[G2398]husbands[G435]at[G1722]home[G3624]: for[G1063] it is[G2076] a shame[G149]for[G1063]women[G1135] to speak[G2980]in[G1722] the church[G1577].
36What?[G2228]came[G1831] the word[G3056] of God[G2316]out[G1831]from[G575]you?[G5216]or[G2228]came[G1831]it[G2658]unto[G1519]you[G5209]only?[G3441]
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If any man[G1536] think himself[G1380] to be[G1511] a prophet[G4396], or[G2228]spiritual[G4152], let him acknowledge[G1921]that[G3754] the things[G3739]that[G3754] I write[G1125] unto you[G5213]are[G1526] the commandments[G1785] of the Lord[G2962].
38But[G1161] if any man[G1536] be ignorant[G50], let him be ignorant[G50].
39Wherefore[G5620], brethren[G80], covet[G2206] to prophesy[G4395], and[G2532]forbid[G2967]not[G3361] to speak[G2980] with tongues[G1100].
40Let[G1096] all things[G3956] be done[G1096]decently[G2156]and[G2532]in[G2596]order[G5010].