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- Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
- For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.
- But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation.
- One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church.
- Now I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying.
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- Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
- 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 that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
- He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
- 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.
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- But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation or of knowledge or of prophecy or of teaching?
- Yet even lifeless things, either flute or harp, in producing a sound, if they do not produce a distinction in the tones, how will it be known what is played on the flute or on the harp?
- For if the bugle produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
- So also you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is clear, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.
- There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and no kind is without meaning.
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- 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?
- 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?
- For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
- 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.
- There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
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- If then I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be to the one who speaks a barbarian, and the one who speaks will be a barbarian to me.
- So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church.
- Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret.
- For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
- What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also.
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- 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.
- Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
- Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
- For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
- 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.
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- Otherwise if you bless in the spirit only, how will the one who fills the place of the ungifted say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying?
- For you are giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not edified.
- I thank God, I speak in tongues more than you all;
- however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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- 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?
- For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
- I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
- 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.
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