Follow¹³⁷⁷ after charity²⁶, and¹¹⁶¹ desire²²⁰⁶ spiritual⁴¹⁵² gifts, but¹¹⁶¹ rather³¹²³ that²⁴⁴³ ye may prophesy⁴³⁹⁵.

For¹⁰⁶³ he that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ in an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰ speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ unto men⁴⁴⁴, but²³⁵ unto Elohim²³¹⁶: for¹⁰⁶³ no man³⁷⁶² understandeth¹⁹¹ him; howbeit¹¹⁶¹ in the spirit⁴¹⁵¹ he speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ mysteries³⁴⁶⁶.

But¹¹⁶¹ he that prophesieth⁴³⁹⁵ speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ unto men⁴⁴⁴ to edification³⁶¹⁹, and²⁵³² exhortation³⁸⁷⁴, and²⁵³² comfort³⁸⁸⁹.

He that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ in an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰ edifieth³⁶¹⁸ himself¹⁴³⁸; but¹¹⁶¹ he that prophesieth⁴³⁹⁵ edifieth³⁶¹⁸ the assembly¹⁵⁷⁷.

I would²³⁰⁹ that ye⁵²⁰⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ spake²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues¹¹⁰⁰, but¹¹⁶¹ rather³¹²³ that²⁴⁴³ ye prophesied⁴³⁹⁵: for¹⁰⁶³ greater³¹⁸⁷ is he that prophesieth⁴³⁹⁵ than²²²⁸ he that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues¹¹⁰⁰, except¹⁶²² he interpret¹³²⁹, that²⁴⁴³ the assembly¹⁵⁷⁷ may receive²⁹⁸³ edifying³⁶¹⁹.

Now³⁵⁷⁰, brethren⁸⁰, if¹⁴³⁷ I come²⁰⁶⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ you⁵²⁰⁹ speaking²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues¹¹⁰⁰, what⁵¹⁰¹ shall I profit⁵⁶²³ you⁵²⁰⁹, except³³⁶² I shall speak²⁹⁸⁰ to you⁵²¹³ either²²²⁸ by¹⁷²² revelation⁶⁰², or²²²⁸ by¹⁷²² knowledge¹¹⁰⁸, or²²²⁸ by¹⁷²² prophesying⁴³⁹⁴, or²²²⁸ by¹⁷²² doctrine¹³²²?

And even³⁶⁷⁶ things without life⁸⁹⁵ giving¹³²⁵ sound⁵⁴⁵⁶, whether¹⁵³⁵ pipe⁸³⁶ or¹⁵³⁵ harp²⁷⁸⁸, except³³⁶² they give¹³²⁵ a distinction¹²⁹³ in the sounds⁵³⁵³, how⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall it be known¹⁰⁹⁷ what is piped⁸³² or²²²⁸ harped²⁷⁸⁹?

For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴³⁷ the trumpet⁴⁵³⁶ give¹³²⁵ an uncertain⁸² sound⁵⁴⁵⁶, who⁵¹⁰¹ shall prepare himself³⁹⁰³ to¹⁵¹⁹ the battle⁴¹⁷¹?

So³⁷⁷⁹ likewise²⁵³² ye⁵²¹⁰, except³³⁶² ye utter¹³²⁵ by¹²²³ the tongue¹¹⁰⁰ words³⁰⁵⁶ easy to be understood²¹⁵⁴, how⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall it be known¹⁰⁹⁷ what is spoken²⁹⁸⁰? for¹⁰⁶³ ye shall²⁰⁷¹ speak²⁹⁸⁰ into¹⁵¹⁹ the air¹⁰⁹.

There are²⁰⁷⁶, it may be⁵¹⁷⁷, so many⁵¹¹⁸ kinds¹⁰⁸⁵ of voices⁵⁴⁵⁶ in¹⁷²² the world²⁸⁸⁹, and²⁵³² none of them³⁷⁶² is without signification⁸⁸⁰.

Therefore³⁷⁶⁷ if³³⁶² I know¹⁴⁹² not³³⁶² the meaning¹⁴¹¹ of the voice⁵⁴⁵⁶, I shall be²⁰⁷¹ unto him that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ a barbarian⁹¹⁵, and²⁵³² he that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ shall be a barbarian⁹¹⁵ unto¹⁷²² me¹⁶⁹⁸.

Even²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ ye⁵²¹⁰, forasmuch as¹⁸⁹³ ye are²⁰⁷⁵ zealous²²⁰⁷ of spiritual⁴¹⁵¹ gifts, seek²²¹² that²⁴⁴³ ye may excel⁴⁰⁵² to⁴³¹⁴ the edifying³⁶¹⁹ of the assembly¹⁵⁷⁷.

Wherefore¹³⁵⁵ let him that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ in an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰ pray⁴³³⁶ that²⁴⁴³ he may interpret¹³²⁹.

For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴³⁷ I pray⁴³³⁶ in an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰, my³⁴⁵⁰ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ prayeth⁴³³⁶, but¹¹⁶¹ my³⁴⁵⁰ understanding³⁵⁶³ is²⁰⁷⁶ unfruitful¹⁷⁵.

What⁵¹⁰¹ is it²⁰⁷⁶ then³⁷⁶⁷? I will pray⁴³³⁶ with the spirit⁴¹⁵¹, and¹¹⁶¹ I will pray⁴³³⁶ with the understanding³⁵⁶³ also²⁵³²: I will sing⁵⁵⁶⁷ with the spirit⁴¹⁵¹, and¹¹⁶¹ I will sing⁵⁵⁶⁷ with the understanding³⁵⁶³ also²⁵³².

Else¹⁸⁹³ when¹⁴³⁷ thou shalt bless²¹²⁷ with the spirit⁴¹⁵¹, how⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall he that occupieth³⁷⁸ the room⁵¹¹⁷ of the unlearned²³⁹⁹ say²⁰⁴⁶ Amen²⁸¹ at¹⁹⁰⁹ thy⁴⁶⁷⁴ giving of thanks²¹⁶⁹, seeing¹⁸⁹⁴ he understandeth¹⁴⁹² not³⁷⁵⁶ what⁵¹⁰¹ thou sayest³⁰⁰⁴?

For¹⁰⁶³ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ verily³³⁰³ givest thanks²¹⁶⁸ well²⁵⁷³, but²³⁵ the other²⁰⁸⁷ is³⁶¹⁸ not³⁷⁵⁶ edified³⁶¹⁸.

I thank²¹⁶⁸ my³⁴⁵⁰ Elohim²³¹⁶, I speak²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues¹¹⁰⁰ more than³¹²³ ye⁵²¹⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶:

Yet²³⁵ in¹⁷²² the assembly¹⁵⁷⁷ I had rather²³⁰⁹ speak²⁹⁸⁰ five⁴⁰⁰² words³⁰⁵⁶ with¹²²³ my³⁴⁵⁰ understanding³⁵⁶³, that²⁴⁴³ by my voice I might teach²⁷²⁷ others²⁴³ also²⁵³², than²²²⁸ ten thousand³⁴⁶³ words³⁰⁵⁶ in¹⁷²² an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰.

Brethren⁸⁰, be¹⁰⁹⁶ not³³⁶¹ children³⁸¹³ in understanding⁵⁴²⁴: howbeit²³⁵ in malice²⁵⁴⁹ be ye children³⁵¹⁵, but¹¹⁶¹ in understanding⁵⁴²⁴ be¹⁰⁹⁶ men⁵⁰⁴⁶.

In¹⁷²² the law³⁵⁵¹ it is written¹¹²⁵, With¹⁷²² men of other tongues²⁰⁸⁴ and²⁵³² other¹⁷²² lips⁵⁴⁹¹ will I speak²⁹⁸⁰ unto this⁵¹²⁹ people²⁹⁹²; and²⁵³² yet for all³⁷⁷⁹ that will they¹⁵²² not³⁷⁶¹ hear¹⁵²² me³⁴⁵⁰, saith³⁰⁰⁴ Yahweh²⁹⁶².

Wherefore⁵⁶²⁰ tongues¹¹⁰⁰ are¹⁵²⁶ for¹⁵¹⁹ a sign⁴⁵⁹², not³⁷⁵⁶ to them that believe⁴¹⁰⁰, but²³⁵ to them that believe not⁵⁷¹: but¹¹⁶¹ prophesying⁴³⁹⁴ serveth not³⁷⁵⁶ for them that believe not⁵⁷¹, but²³⁵ for them which believe⁴¹⁰⁰.

If¹⁴³⁷ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ the whole³⁶⁵⁰ assembly¹⁵⁷⁷ be come together⁴⁹⁰⁵ into¹⁹⁰⁹ one place⁸⁴⁶, and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ speak²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues¹¹⁰⁰, and¹¹⁶¹ there come in¹⁵²⁵ those that are unlearned²³⁹⁹, or²²²⁸ unbelievers⁵⁷¹, will they²⁰⁴⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ say²⁰⁴⁶ that³⁷⁵⁴ ye are mad³¹⁰⁵?

But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴³⁷ all³⁹⁵⁶ prophesy⁴³⁹⁵, and¹¹⁶¹ there come in¹⁵²⁵ one⁵¹⁰⁰ that believeth not⁵⁷¹, or²²²⁸ one unlearned²³⁹⁹, he is convinced¹⁶⁵¹ of⁵²⁵⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶, he is judged³⁵⁰ of⁵²⁵⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶:

And²⁵³² thus³⁷⁷⁹ are¹⁰⁹⁶ the secrets²⁹²⁷ of his⁸⁴⁶ heart²⁵⁸⁸ made¹⁰⁹⁶ manifest⁵³¹⁸; and²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ falling down⁴⁰⁹⁸ on¹⁹⁰⁹ his face⁴³⁸³ he will worship⁴³⁵² Elohim²³¹⁶, and report⁵¹⁸ that³⁷⁵⁴ Elohim²³¹⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ in¹⁷²² you⁵²¹³ of a truth³⁶⁸⁹.

How⁵¹⁰¹ is it²⁰⁷⁶ then³⁷⁶⁷, brethren⁸⁰? when³⁷⁵² ye come together⁴⁹⁰⁵, every one¹⁵³⁸ of you⁵²¹⁶ hath²¹⁹² a psalm⁵⁵⁶⁸, hath²¹⁹² a doctrine¹³²², hath²¹⁹² a tongue¹¹⁰⁰, hath²¹⁹² a revelation⁶⁰², hath²¹⁹² an interpretation²⁰⁵⁸. Let¹⁰⁹⁶ all things³⁹⁵⁶ be done¹⁰⁹⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ edifying³⁶¹⁹.

If¹⁵³⁵ any man⁵¹⁰⁰ speak²⁹⁸⁰ in an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰, let it be by²⁵⁹⁶ two¹⁴¹⁷, or²²²⁸ at the most⁴¹¹⁸ by three⁵¹⁴⁰, and²⁵³² that by³⁰³ course³³¹³; and²⁵³² let¹³²⁹ one¹⁵²⁰ interpret¹³²⁹.

But¹¹⁶¹ if³³⁶² there be⁵⁶⁰⁰ no³³⁶² interpreter¹³²⁸, let him keep silence⁴⁶⁰¹ in¹⁷²² the assembly¹⁵⁷⁷; and¹¹⁶¹ let him speak²⁹⁸⁰ to himself¹⁴³⁸, and²⁵³² to Elohim²³¹⁶.

Let²⁹⁸⁰ the prophets⁴³⁹⁶ speak²⁹⁸⁰ two¹⁴¹⁷ or²²²⁸ three⁵¹⁴⁰, and²⁵³² let¹²⁵² the other²⁴³ judge¹²⁵².

If¹¹⁶¹ any thing be revealed⁶⁰¹ to another²⁴³ that sitteth by²⁵²¹, let⁴⁶⁰¹ the first⁴⁴¹³ hold his peace⁴⁶⁰¹.

For¹⁰⁶³ ye may¹⁴¹⁰ all³⁹⁵⁶ prophesy⁴³⁹⁵ one by one²⁵⁹⁶, that²⁴⁴³ all³⁹⁵⁶ may learn³¹²⁹, and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ may be comforted³⁸⁷⁰.

And²⁵³² the spirits⁴¹⁵¹ of the prophets⁴³⁹⁶ are subject⁵²⁹³ to the prophets⁴³⁹⁶.

For¹⁰⁶³ Elohim²³¹⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ the author of confusion¹⁸¹, but²³⁵ of peace¹⁵¹⁵, as⁵⁶¹³ in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ assemblies¹⁵⁷⁷ of the saints⁴⁰.

Let⁴⁶⁰¹ your⁵²¹⁶ women¹¹³⁵ keep silence⁴⁶⁰¹ in¹⁷²² the assemblies¹⁵⁷⁷: for¹⁰⁶³ it is²⁰¹⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ permitted²⁰¹⁰ unto them⁸⁴⁶ to speak²⁹⁸⁰; but²³⁵ they are commanded to be under obedience⁵²⁹³ as²⁵³¹ also²⁵³² saith³⁰⁰⁴ the law³⁵⁵¹.

And¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ they will²³⁰⁹ learn³¹²⁹ any thing⁵¹⁰⁰, let them ask¹⁹⁰⁵ their²³⁹⁸ husbands⁴³⁵ at¹⁷²² home³⁶²⁴: for¹⁰⁶³ it is²⁰⁷⁶ a shame¹⁴⁹ for women¹¹³⁵ to speak²⁹⁸⁰ in¹⁷²² the assembly¹⁵⁷⁷.

What²²²⁸? came¹⁸³¹ the word³⁰⁵⁶ of Elohim²³¹⁶ out¹⁸³¹ from⁵⁷⁵ you⁵²¹⁶? or²²²⁸ came it²⁶⁵⁸ unto¹⁵¹⁹ you⁵²⁰⁹ only³⁴⁴¹?

If any man¹⁵³⁶ think himself¹³⁸⁰ to be¹⁵¹¹ a prophet⁴³⁹⁶, or²²²⁸ spiritual⁴¹⁵², let him acknowledge¹⁹²¹ that³⁷⁵⁴ the things³⁷³⁹ that I write¹¹²⁵ unto you⁵²¹³ are¹⁵²⁶ the commandments¹⁷⁸⁵ of Yahweh²⁹⁶².

But¹¹⁶¹ if any man¹⁵³⁶ be ignorant⁵⁰, let him be ignorant⁵⁰.

Wherefore⁵⁶²⁰, brethren⁸⁰, covet²²⁰⁶ to prophesy⁴³⁹⁵, and²⁵³² forbid²⁹⁶⁷ not³³⁶¹ to speak²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues¹¹⁰⁰.

Let¹⁰⁹⁶ all things³⁹⁵⁶ be done¹⁰⁹⁶ decently²¹⁵⁶ and²⁵³² in²⁵⁹⁶ order⁵⁰¹⁰.