1 Pursue love, and strive for spiritual
2 For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, because no one understands, but by the Spirit
3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people edification and encouragement and consolation.
4 The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
5 Now I want you all to speak with tongues, but even more that you may prophesy. The one who prophesies
6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with tongues, how do I benefit you, unless I speak to you either with a revelation or with knowledge or with a prophecy or with a teaching?
7 Likewise, the inanimate things which produce a sound, whether flute or lyre, if they do not produce a distinction in the tones, how will it be known what is played on the flute or on the lyre?
8 For indeed, if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare for battle?
9 And so you through the tongue, unless you produce a clear message, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.
10 There are probably so many kinds of languages in the world, and none without meaning.
11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a barbarian to the one who is speaking, and the one who is speaking
12 In this way also you, since you are zealous of spiritual
13 Therefore the one who speaks in a tongue must pray that he may interpret.
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.
16 For otherwise, if you praise in
17 For indeed you are giving thanks well, but the other person is not edified.
18 I give thanks to God
19 but in the church I prefer to speak five words with my mind, in order that I may instruct other
20 Brothers, do not become children in
21 In the law it is written:
22 So then, tongues are for a sign not to those who believe, but to unbelievers, but prophecy
23 Therefore, if the whole church comes together at the same
24 But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all,
25 the secret things of his heart become evident, and so, falling on
27 If anyone speaks in a tongue,
28 But if there is no interpreter, he must be silent in the church, but let him speak to himself and to God.
29 Let two or three prophets speak, and the others evaluate.
30 And if
31 For you are all able to prophesy
32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
33 For God is not
34 the women must be silent in the churches, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be in submission, just as the law also says.
35 But if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.
36 Or has the word of God gone out from you, or has it come to you only?
37 If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual,
38 But if anyone ignores
39 So then, my brothers, desire to prophesy, and do not prevent speaking with tongues.
40 But let all