35 If there is anything they desire to know, let them ask their husbands at home. 14 Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Begin reading God's Word ad-free with instant access to your new online study library. For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit. What should I do then? For you will be speaking into the air. 2 For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit. 32 And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets, 33 for God is a God not of disorder but of peace. 4 Those who speak in a tongue build up themselves, but those who prophesy build up the church. 1 Corinthians 14 New Living Translation (NLT) Tongues and Prophecy. Anyone who claims to be a prophet, or to have spiritual powers, must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord. The next step is to choose a monthly or yearly subscription, and then enter your payment information. New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn; and let one interpret. 13 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have ... 1 Corinthians 14. 1 Corinthians 14 Revised Standard Version (RSV) Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues. 1 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Starting your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus is easy. women should be silent in the churches. Let all things be done for building up. New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Learn More About New Revised Standard Version. Update. An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the NIV Study Bible and the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition - is just a step away! 30 If a revelation is made to someone else sitting nearby, let the first person be silent. 1 Corinthians 15 2 Corinthians 1 1 Corinthians 16:14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 14 Let all that you do be done in love. 14 Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives—especially the ability to prophesy. 1 Corinthians 7 (NRSV) Lyrics 1 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is well for a man not to touch a woman." yet even then they will not listen to me,”, Other ancient authorities put verses 34–35 after verse 40. Enter your credit card information to ensure uninterrupted service following your free trial. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive. Take notes, highlights, and favorites to share or document personal thoughts. 1 Corinthians 14:13–19 13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said. 14 Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair, it is degrading to him, 15 but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as the law also says. 2 If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 14 (NRSV) Lyrics 1 Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Warnings from Israel’s History 10 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, * that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. If then I do not know the meaning of a sound, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. 5 Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife, 1 Corinthians Author and Date. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Try it free for 30 days. I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the mind also; I will sing praise with the spirit, but I will sing praise with the mind also. 15 For though you might have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. After the secrets of the unbeliever's heart are disclosed, that person will bow down before God and worship him, declaring, “God is really among you.”. [c] When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Are you not my work in the Lord? Otherwise, if you say a blessing with the spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say the “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since the outsider does not know what you are saying? Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. Looking to help your church and family stay connected to the Word while social distancing? Learn more. 3 On the other hand, those who prophesy speak to other people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. for God is a God not of disorder but of peace. New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) One who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up. 14 Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. To manage your subscription, visit your Bible Gateway account settings. Or are you the only ones it has reached?). Tongues, then, are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you; 19 nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 5 Now I would like all of you to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. 4 Do we not have the right to our food and drink? 15 I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged. Anyone who does not recognize this is not to be recognized. 3 On the other hand, those who prophesy speak to other people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. 21 In the law it is written, “By people of strange tongues    and by the lips of foreignersI will speak to this people;    yet even then they will not listen to me,”, says the Lord. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive. 1 Corinthians 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24. yet even then they will not listen to me,”. Font Size 1 Corinthians 13. Used by permission. 1 Corinthians 14:12-20 12 So with yourselves; since you are eager for spiritual gifts, strive to excel in them for building up the church. For you may give thanks well enough, but the other person is not built up. So with yourselves; if in a tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is being said? Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. Used by permission. New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Bible Book List. 3 This is my defense to those who would examine me. All rights reserved. 1 Corinthians 2 (NRSV) Lyrics 1 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. 1 Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. 1 Corinthians 14 The Message (MSG) Prayer Language. 2 On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save whatever extra you earn, so that collections need not be taken when I come. On the other hand, those who prophesy speak to other people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. 28 But if there is no one to interpret, let them be silent in church and speak to themselves and to God. Don't have an account? 3 And when I arrive, I will send any whom you approve with letters to take your gift to Jerusalem. Other ancient authorities put verses 34-35 after verse 40, Or did the word of God originate with you? I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you; nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and [] exhortation, and consolation. It is the same way with lifeless instruments that produce sound, such as the flute or the harp. 7 It is the same way with lifeless instruments that produce sound, such as the flute or the harp. You can cancel anytime during the trial period. For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged. Or are you the only ones it has reached?). 1 Corinthians 14 American Standard Version (ASV). if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you in some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? [d] 36 Or did the word of God originate with you? 13 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 6 Now, brothers and sisters,[a] if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you in some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? Advance your knowledge of Scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and Study Bible notes. Check out our free church library, church online resources, and family resources. And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets. When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. 8 And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 37 Anyone who claims to be a prophet, or to have spiritual powers, must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord. $3.99 a month puts a library of commentaries, study notes, and Greek & Hebrew language tools right in your pocket. And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 17 For you may give thanks well enough, but the other person is not built up. 22 Tongues, then, are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. 23 If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your mind? 39 So, my friends,[e] be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues; 40 but all things should be done decently and in order. Those who speak in a tongue build up themselves, but those who prophesy build up the church. 3 If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Give yourselves to the gifts God gives you. Create or log in to your Bible Gateway account. 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord[a]and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 16 Otherwise, if you say a blessing with the spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say the “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since the outsider does not know what you are saying? ... 1 Corinthians 15 (NRSV) 16. 26 What should be done then, my friends? do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults. For her hair is given to her for … It looks like you’re already subscribed to Bible Gateway Plus! 14 Make love your aim, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. 12 So with yourselves; since you are eager for spiritual gifts, strive to excel in them for building up the church. The NRSV Bible with the Apocrypha, softcover, NRSV Catholic Women's Devotional Bible, Hardcover, NRSV Student Bible, Softcover Study It, Connect It, Pray It, Live It. Your credit card won’t be charged until the trial period is over. be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues; but all things should be done decently and in order. 10 There are doubtless many different kinds of sounds in the world, and nothing is without sound. Or are you the only ones it has reached?) So with yourselves; since you are eager for spiritual gifts, strive to excel in them for building up the church. 2 For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit. If you praise him in the private language of tongues, God understands you but no one else does, for you are sharing intimacies just between you and him. 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. Try it for 30 days FREE. Want more information about Bible Gateway Plus? Indeed, in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. 1 Corinthians 14:21 Isaiah 28:11,12; 1 Corinthians 14:34 Or peace. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 15 Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, 2 through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed … 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. All rights reserved. I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the mind also; I will sing praise with the spirit, but I will sing praise with the mind also. 14 Therefore, my dear friends, # 10.14 Gk my beloved flee from the worship of idols. 2 For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, [] you will be talking only to God, since people won’t be able to understand you. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. Step 1 - Create an account or log in to start your free trial. 15 What should I do then? All your content will be saved and you can seamlessly switch devices. Read more Share Copy If they do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is being played? Most of all, try to proclaim his truth. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. 1 Corinthians 14:36 36 Or did the word of God originate with you? 11 If then I do not know the meaning of a sound, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your mind? You'll get this book and many others when you join Bible Gateway Plus. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. 2 For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit. If a revelation is made to someone else sitting nearby, let the first person be silent. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. New Revised Standard Version. 1 Corinthians 14 14 Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. But if there is no one to interpret, let them be silent in church and speak to themselves and to God. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 13 Therefore, one who speaks in a … 38 Anyone who does not recognize this is not to be recognized. If there is anything they desire to know, let them ask their husbands at home. (As in all the churches of the saints, 34 women should be silent in the churches. 13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues. 14 Let love be your highest goal! 4 I give thanks to my[b] God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, 5 for in every way … 20 Brothers and sisters,[b] do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults. But if all prophesy, an unbeliever or outsider who enters is reproved by all and called to account by all. Let all things be done for building up. 15 If the foot would say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as the law also says. For you will be speaking into the air. Three easy steps to start your free trial subscription to Bible Gateway Plus. If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn; and let one interpret. 2 For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit. You’re already logged in with your Bible Gateway account. 1 Corinthians 14:12 12 So with yourselves; since you are eager for spiritual gifts, strive to excel in them for building up the church. 13 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 1 Corinthians 14:34 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 34 women should be silent in the churches. The Gift of Love. Now I would like all of you to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. 9 So with yourselves; if in a tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is being said? 25 After the secrets of the unbeliever’s heart are disclosed, that person will bow down before God and worship him, declaring, “God is really among you.”. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as the law also says. 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? 14 1-3 Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it—because it does. The NASB and NRSV have translated sigaō consistently as “keep silent” and “be silent” respectively in 1 Corinthians 14. 14 I am not writing this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. One who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up. 2 For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man [] understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 1 Corinthians 14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues. Love Is the Greatest. Upgrade, and get the most out of your new account. What are the benefits of creating an account? NRSV 1 Corinthians 4 The Ministry of the Apostles 1 Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries. 2 For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit. You’ve already claimed your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus. Paul is acknowledged as the author both by the letter itself (1:1-2; 16:21) and by the early church fathers. To subscribe at our regular subscription rate, click the button below. 14 Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. Creating an account allows you to access more features and content such as: Reading the Bible is rewarding, and these plans make it easy! Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. 24 But if all prophesy, an unbeliever or outsider who enters is reproved by all and called to account by all. New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 1 Now concerning the collection for the saints: you should follow the directions I gave to the churches of Galatia. 3 On the other hand, those who prophesy speak to other people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. If they do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is being played? 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