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| 14:1 | Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. |
| 14:2 | Because, he who speaks in an unknown tongue does not speak to men but to God, because no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. |
| 14:3 | But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. |
| 14:4 | He who speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. |
| 14:5 | I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; because, he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, that the church may receive edification. |
| 14:6 | Now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by doctrine? |
| 14:7 | Even things without life, whether flute or harp, when they make a sound, unless they make a distinction in the notes, how will it be known what is piped or played? |
| 14:8 | Because, if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare themself for battle? |
| 14:9 | So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? Because you will be speaking into the air. |
| 14:10 | There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without significance. |
| 14:11 | Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me. |
| 14:12 | Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may excel for the edification of the church. |
| 14:13 | Therefore let him who speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. |
| 14:14 | Because, if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. |
| 14:15 | What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. |
| 14:16 | Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? |
| 14:17 | Because, you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified. |
| 14:18 | I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; |
| 14:19 | yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. |
| 14:20 | Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be children, but in understanding be mature. |
| 14:21 | In the law it is written: "With people of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; and yet, for all that, they will not hear Me," says the Lord. |
| 14:22 | Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but serves for those who believe. |
| 14:23 | Therefore if the entire church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are crazy? |
| 14:24 | But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. |
| 14:25 | And so the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you. |
| 14:26 | How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a doctrine, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. |
| 14:27 | If anyone speaks in an unknown tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. |
| 14:28 | But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. |
| 14:29 | Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. |
| 14:30 | But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent. |
| 14:31 | Because, you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. |
| 14:32 | And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. |
| 14:33 | Because, God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. |
| 14:34 | Let your women keep silent in the churches, because they are not permitted to speak; but they are commanded to be submissive, as the law also says. |
| 14:35 | And if they want to learn something, let them ask their husbands at home; because it is shameful for women to speak in the church. |
| 14:36 | What? Did the word of God originate from you? Or was it to you only that it has come? |
| 14:37 | If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. |
| 14:38 | But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant. |
| 14:39 | Therefore, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues. |
| 14:40 | Let all things be done decently and in order. |
| 14:1 | Followe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie. |
| 14:2 | For hee that speaketh a strange tongue, speaketh not vnto men, but vnto God: for no man heareth him: howbeit in the spirit he speaketh secret things. |
| 14:3 | But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto me to edifying, and to exhortation, and to comfort. |
| 14:4 | He that speaketh strange language, edifieth himselfe: but hee that prophecieth, edifieth the Church. |
| 14:5 | I would that ye all spake strange languages, but rather that ye prophecied: for greater is hee that prophecieth, then hee that speaketh diuers tongues, except hee expound it, that the Church may receiue edification. |
| 14:6 | And nowe, brethren, if I come vnto you speaking diuers tongues, what shall I profite you, except I speake to you, either by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecying, or by doctrine? |
| 14:7 | Moreouer things without life which giue a sounde, whether it be a pipe or an harpe, except they make a distinction in the soundes, how shall it be knowen what is piped or harped? |
| 14:8 | And also if the trumpet giue an vncertaine sound, who shall prepare himselfe to battell? |
| 14:9 | So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shall speake in the ayre. |
| 14:10 | There are so many kindes of voyces (as it commeth to passe) in the world, and none of them is dumme. |
| 14:11 | Except I know then the power of ye voyce, I shall be vnto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh, shalbe a barbarian vnto me. |
| 14:12 | Euen so, forasmuch as ye couet spirituall giftes, seeke that ye may excell vnto the edifying of the Church. |
| 14:13 | Wherefore, let him that speaketh a strange tongue, pray, that he may interprete. |
| 14:14 | For if I pray in a strange togue, my spirit prayeth: but mine vnderstading is without fruite. |
| 14:15 | What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I wil pray with the vnderstanding also: I wil sing with the spirite, but I will sing with the vnderstanding also. |
| 14:16 | Else, when thou blessest with the spirit, howe shall hee that occupieth the roome of the vnlearned, say Amen, at thy giuing of thankes, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest? |
| 14:17 | For thou verely giuest thankes well, but the other is not edified. |
| 14:18 | I thanke my God, I speake languages more then ye all. |
| 14:19 | Yet had I rather in the Church to speake fiue wordes with mine vnderstanding, that I might also instruct others, then ten thousande wordes in a strange tongue. |
| 14:20 | Brethren, be not children in vnderstanding, but as concerning maliciousnes be children, but in vnderstanding be of a ripe age. |
| 14:21 | In the Lawe it is written, By men of other tongues, and by other languages will I speake vnto this people: yet so shall they not heare me, sayth the Lord. |
| 14:22 | Wherefore strange tongues are for a signe, not to them that beleeue, but to them that beleeue not: but prophecying serueth not for them that beleeue not, but for them which beleeue. |
| 14:23 | If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes? |
| 14:24 | But if all prophecie, and there come in one that beleeueth not, or one vnlearned, hee is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of all, |
| 14:25 | And so are the secrets of his heart made manifest, and so he will fall downe on his face and worship God, and say plainely that God is in you in deede. |
| 14:26 | What is to be done then, brethren? when ye come together, according as euery one of you hath a Psalme, or hath doctrine, or hath a tongue, or hath reuelation, or hath interpretation, let all things be done vnto edifying. |
| 14:27 | If any man speake a strange tongue, let it be by two, or at the most, by three, and that by course, and let one interprete. |
| 14:28 | But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, which speaketh languages, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God. |
| 14:29 | Let the Prophets speake two, or three, and let the other iudge. |
| 14:30 | And if any thing be reueiled to another that sitteth by, let the first holde his peace. |
| 14:31 | For ye may all prophecie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort. |
| 14:32 | And the spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets. |
| 14:33 | For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as we see in all ye Churches of the Saints. |
| 14:34 | Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth. |
| 14:35 | And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church. |
| 14:36 | Came the worde of God out from you? either came it vnto you onely? |
| 14:37 | If any man thinke him selfe to be a Prophet, or spirituall, let him acknowledge, that the things, that I write vnto you, are the commandements of the Lord. |
| 14:38 | And if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. |
| 14:39 | Wherefore, brethren, couet to prophecie, and forbid not to speake languages. |
| 14:40 | Let all things be done honestly, and by order. |
| 14:1 | Labour for love and covet spretuall giftes: and most chefly forto prophesye. |
| 14:2 | For he that speaketh with toges speaketh not vnto men but vnto god for no man heareth him how be it in the sprete he speaketh misteries. |
| 14:3 | But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte. |
| 14:4 | He that speaketh with tonges proffiteth him silfe: he that prophesyeth edifieth the congregacion. |
| 14:5 | I wolde that ye all spake with tonges: but rather that ye prophesied. For greater is he that prophisieth? then he yt speaketh with tonges except he expounde it also that the congregacion maye have edifyinge. |
| 14:6 | Now brehren if I come vnto you speakige wt tonges: what shall I profit you excepte I speake vnto you other by revelacio or knowledge or prophesyinge or doctrine. |
| 14:7 | Moreover whe thinges with out lyfe geve sounde: whether it be a pype or an harpe: except they make a distinccion in the soundes: how shall it be knowen what is pyped or harped? |
| 14:8 | And also if the trope geve an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare him silfe to fyght? |
| 14:9 | Eve so lykwyse whe ye speake with toges excepte ye speake wordes that have signification how shall yt be vnderstonde what is spoke? For ye shall but speake in the ayer. |
| 14:10 | Many kyndes of voyces are in the worlde and none of them are with out signification. |
| 14:11 | If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shalbe vnto him that speaketh an alient: and and he that speaketh shalbe an alient vnto me |
| 14:12 | Eve so ye (for as moche as ye covet spretuall giftes) seke that ye maye have plentye vnto ye edifyinge of the congregacion. |
| 14:13 | Wherfore let him that speaketh with tonges praye that he maye interpret also. |
| 14:14 | If I praye with tonge my sprete prayeth: but my mynde is with out frute. |
| 14:15 | What is it then? I will praye with the sprete ad will praye wt the mynde also. I will singe with the sprete and will singe with the mynde also. |
| 14:16 | For els when thou blessest with ye sprete how shall he that occupieth the roume of the vnlearned saye amen at thy gevinge of thankes seynge he vnderstondeth not what thou sayest |
| 14:17 | Thou verely gevest thankes well but the other is not edyfied. |
| 14:18 | I thanke my god I speake with toges moare then ye all. |
| 14:19 | Yet had I lever in ye cogregacio to speake five wordes with my mynde to ye informacio of other rather then ten thousande wordes wt the tonge. |
| 14:20 | Brethre be not chyldre in witte. How be it as cocerninge maliciousnes be chyldre: but in witte be perfet. |
| 14:21 | In the lawe it is written with other toges and with other lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that will they not heare me sayth the Lorde. |
| 14:22 | Wherfore tonges are for a signe not to them that beleve: but to them that beleve not. Contrary wyse prophesyinge serveth not for them that beleve not: but for them which beleve. |
| 14:23 | Yf therfore when all the cogregacion is come to gedder and all speake with tonges ther come in they yt are vnlearned or they which beleve not: will they not saye that ye are out of youre wittes? |
| 14:24 | But and yf all prophesy and ther come in one that beleveth not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of every man: |
| 14:25 | and so are ye secretes of his hert opened and so falleth he doune on his face and worshippeth God and sayth yt God is wt you in dede. |
| 14:26 | How is it then brethre? When ye come to gedder every ma hath his songe hath his doctryne hath his toge hath his revelacio hath his interpretacio. Let all thinges be done vnto edifyinge. |
| 14:27 | If eny man speake wt tonges let it be two at once or at the most thre at once and that by course: and let another interprete it. |
| 14:28 | But yf ther be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the cogregacion and let him speake to him selfe and to God. |
| 14:29 | Let the Prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge. |
| 14:30 | Yf eny revelacio be made to another that sitteth by let the fyrst holde his peace. |
| 14:31 | For ye maye all prophesy one by one that all maye learne and all maye have comforte. |
| 14:32 | For ye spretes of the Prophetes are in the power of the Prophetes. |
| 14:33 | For God is not causer of stryfe: but of peace as he is in all other congregacions of the saynctes. |
| 14:34 | Let youre wyves kepe silence in the cogregacions. For it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but let them be vnder obedience as sayth the lawe. |
| 14:35 | If they will learne enythinge let the axe their husbandes at home. For it is a shame for wemen to speake in the cogregacio. |
| 14:36 | Sproge ye worde of god fro you? Ether came it vnto you only? |
| 14:37 | Yf eny ma thinke him sylfe a prophet ether spirituall: let him vnderstonde what thinges I write vnto you. For they are the comaundementes of the Lorde. |
| 14:38 | But and yf eny man be ignorat let him be ignorant. |
| 14:39 | Wherfore brethren covet to prophesye and forbyd not to speake with tonges. |
| 14:40 | And let all thinges be done honestly and in order. |
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