Sha'ul�s First Letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 14
{14:1} Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but
especially that you may prophesy. {14:2} For he who speaks in another
language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in
the spirit he speaks mysteries. {14:3} But he who prophesies speaks to
men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation. {14:4} He who
speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies
edifies the assembly. {14:5} Now I desire to have you all speak with
other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater
who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he
interprets, that the assembly may be built up. {14:6} But now,
brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I
profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of
knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? {14:7} Even things
without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or lyre, if they didn't
give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped
or harped? {14:8} For if the [1>]shofar[<1] gave an uncertain voice,
who would prepare himself for war? {14:9} So also you, unless you
uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known
what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air. {14:10} There
are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them
is without meaning. {14:11} If then I don't know the meaning of the
voice, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks
will be a foreigner to me. {14:12} So also you, since you are zealous
for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of
the assembly. {14:13} Therefore let him who speaks in another language
pray that he may interpret. {14:14} For if I pray in another language,
my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
{14:15} 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. {14:16} Else if you bless with
the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the
"Amein" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?
{14:17} For you most assuredly give thanks well, but the other person
is not built up. {14:18} I thank my God, I speak with other languages
more than you all. {14:19} However in the assembly I would rather
speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others
also, than ten thousand words in another language. {14:20} Brothers,
don't be children in mind, yet in malice be babies, but in mind be
men. {14:21} In the law it is written, "By men of strange languages
and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even
thus will they hear me, says the Lord." {14:22} Therefore other
languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the
unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving,
but to those who believe. {14:23} If therefore the whole assembly is
assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned
or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?
{14:24} But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned
comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all. {14:25} And
thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on
his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
{14:26} What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of
you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another
language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each
other up. {14:27} If any man speaks in another language, let it be
two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. {14:28}
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in the assembly,
and let him speak to himself, and to God. {14:29} Let the prophets
speak, two or three, and let the others discern. {14:30} But if a
revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence.
{14:31} For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and
all may be exhorted. {14:32} The spirits of the prophets are subject
to the prophets, {14:33} for God is not a God of confusion, but of
shalom. As in all the assemblies of the holy ones, {14:34} let your
women keep silence in the assemblies, for it is not permitted for them
to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says. {14:35}
If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at
home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.
{14:36} What? Was it from you that the word of God went forth? Or did
it come to you alone? {14:37} If any man thinks himself to be a
prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to
you, that they are the [2>]mitzvah[<2] of the Lord. {14:38} But if
anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant. {14:39} Therefore, brothers,
desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other
languages. {14:40} Let all things be done decently and in order.
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Footnotes:
[1] {14:8} trumpet
[2] {14:37} commandment
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