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- Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- In the Law it is written, "BY MEN OF STRANGE TONGUES AND BY THE LIPS OF STRANGERS I WILL SPEAK TO THIS PEOPLE, AND EVEN SO THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME," says the Lord.
- So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers but to those who believe.
- Therefore if the whole church assembles together and all speak in tongues, and ungifted men or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad?
- But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;
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- the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.
- What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation Let all things be done for edification.
- If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must interpret;
- but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.
- Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others pass judgment.
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- But if a revelation is made to another who is seated, the first one must keep silent.
- For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted;
- and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets;
- for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
- The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says.
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- If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper for a woman to speak in church.
- Was it from you that the word of God first went forth? Or has it come to you only?
- If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord's commandment.
- But if anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.
- Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.
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- But all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner.
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