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| 1st-Corinthians 14:1 | Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy. | Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power. | Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. | Be eager in your pursuit of this Love, and be earnestly ambitious for spiritual gifts, but let it be chiefly so in order that you may prophesy. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:2 | 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. | For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things. | For he that speaketh in an unknown language, speaketh not to men, but to God: for no man understandeth him; yet in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. | For he who speaks in an unknown tongue is not speaking to men, but to God; for no one understands him. Yet in the Spirit he is speaking secret truths. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:3 | But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation. | But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength. | But he that prophesieth, speaketh to men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. | But he who prophesies speaks to men words of edification, encouragement and comfort. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:4 | He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. | He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church. | He that speaketh in an unknown language edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. | He who speaks in an unknown tongue does good to himself, but he who prophesies does good to the Church. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:5 | Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. | Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church. | I would that ye all spoke in languages, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh in languages, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. | I should be right glad were you all to speak in `tongues,' but yet more glad were you all to prophesy. And, in fact, the man who prophesies is superior to him who speaks in `tongues,' except when the latter can interpret in order that the Church may get a blessing. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:6 | But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? | But, now, my brothers, if I come to you using tongues, what profit will it be to you, if I do not give you a revelation, or knowledge, or the word of the prophet, or teaching? | Now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in languages, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? | But, brethren, as things are, if I come to you speaking in `tongues,' what benefit shall I confer on you, if the utterance is neither in the form of a revelation nor of additional knowledge nor of prophecy nor of teaching? |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:7 | Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? | Even things without life, having a voice, such as a music-pipe or other instrument, if they do not give out different sounds, who may be certain what is being played? | 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? | Even inanimate things flutes or harps, for instance when yielding a sound, if they make no distinction in the notes, how shall the tune which is played on the flute or the harp be known? |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:8 | For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war? | For if the war-horn gives out an uncertain note, who will get ready for the fight? | For if the trumpet shall give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle? | If the bugle to take another example gives an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle? |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:9 | So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air. | So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air. | So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will speak into the air. | And so with you; if with the living voice you fail to utter intelligible words, how will people know what you are saying? You will be talking to the winds. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:10 | There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no [kind] is without signification. | There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense. | There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. | There are, we will suppose, a great number of languages in the world, and no creature is without a language. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:11 | If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me. | But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me. | Therefore, if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian to me. | If, however, I do not know the meaning of the particular language, I shall seem to the speaker of it, and he to me, to be merely talking some foreign tongue. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:12 | So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church. | So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church. | Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. | Therefore, seeing that you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them so as to benefit the Church. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:13 | Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret. | For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense. | Wherefore, let him that speaketh in an unknown language, pray that he may interpret. | Therefore let a man who has the gift of tongues pray for the power of interpreting them. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:14 | For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. | For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind. | For if I pray in an unknown language, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. | For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is barren. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:15 | 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. | What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind. | 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. | How then does the matter stand? I will pray in spirit, and I will pray with my understanding also. I will praise God in spirit, and I will praise Him with my understanding also. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:16 | Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest? | For if you give a blessing with the spirit, how will the man who has no knowledge say, So be it, after your prayer, seeing that he has not taken in what you are saying? | 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? | Otherwise, if you bless God in spirit only, how shall he who is in the position of an ungifted man say the `Amen' to your giving of thanks, when he does not know what your words mean? |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:17 | For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. | For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge. | For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. | Rightly enough you are giving thanks, and yet your neighbor is not benefited. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:18 | I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all: | I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all: | I thank my God, I speak in languages more than ye all: | I speak in a tongue, thank God, more than all of you; |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:19 | howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. | But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue. | Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown language. | but in the Church I would rather speak five words with my understanding so as to instruct others also than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:20 | Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men. | My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth. | Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. | Brethren, do not prove yourselves to be children in your minds. As regards evil, indeed, be utter babes, but as regards your minds prove yourselves to be men of ripe years. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:21 | In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord. | In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord. | In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. | In the Law it stands written, "`By men of unknown tongues and by the lips of an unknown nation will I speak to this People, but even then they will not listen to Me', says the Lord." |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:22 | Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying [is for a sign], not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe. | For this reason tongues are for a sign, not to those who have faith, but to those who have not: but the prophet's word is for those who have faith, and not for the rest who have not. | Wherefore languages are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them who believe. | This shows that the gift of tongues is intended as a sign not to those who believe but to unbelievers, but prophecy is intended not for unbelievers but for those who believe. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:23 | If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad? | If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced? | If therefore the whole church is assembled in one place, and all speak in languages, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are insane? | Accordingly if the whole Church has assembled and all are speaking in `tongues,' and there come in ungifted men, or unbelievers, will they not say that you are all mad? |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:24 | But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all; | But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all; | But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced by all, he is judged by all: | If, on the other hand, every one is prophesying and an unbeliever or an ungifted man comes in, he is convicted by all and closely examined by all, |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:25 | the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed. | The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you. | And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is in you in truth. | and the hidden evils of his heart are brought to light. And, as the result, he will fall on his face and worship God, and will report to others that of a truth God is among you. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:26 | What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. | What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good. | How is it then, brethren? when ye are assembled, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a language, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done to edification. | What then, brethren? Whenever you assemble, there is not one of you who is not ready either with a song of praise, a sermon, a revelation, a `tongue,' or an interpretation. Let everything be done with a view to the building up of faith and character. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:27 | If any man speaketh in a tongue, [let it be] by two, or at the most three, and [that] in turn; and let one interpret: | If any man makes use of a tongue, let it not be more than two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let someone give the sense: | If any man speaketh in an unknown language, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. | If there is speaking in an unknown tongue, only two or at the most three should speak, and they should do so one at a time, and one should interpret; |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:28 | but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. | But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God. | But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. | or if there is no interpreter, let the man with the gift be silent in the Church, speaking to himself and to God. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:29 | And let the prophets speak [by] two or three, and let the others discern. | And let the prophets give their words, but not more than two or three, and let the others be judges of what they say. | Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the others judge. | But if there are Prophets, let two or three speak and let the rest judge. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:30 | But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence. | But if a revelation is given to another who is seated near, let the first be quiet. | If any thing is revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. | And if anything is revealed to some one else who is seated there, let the first be silent. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:31 | For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted; | For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort; | For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. | For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged: |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:32 | and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets; | And the spirits of the prophets are controlled by the prophets; | And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. | and the spirits of Prophets yield submission to Prophets. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:33 | for God is not [a God] of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, | For God is not a God whose ways are without order, but a God of peace; as in all the churches of the saints. | For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. | For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace, as He is in all the Churches of His people. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:34 | let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. | Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law. | Let your women keep silence in the churches; for it is not permitted to them to speak: but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. | Let married women be silent in the Churches, for they are not permitted to speak. They must be content with a subordinate place, as the Law also says; |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:35 | And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church. | And if they have a desire for knowledge about anything, let them put questions to their husbands privately: for talking in the church puts shame on a woman. | And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home; for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. | and if they wish to ask questions, they should ask their own husbands at home. For it is disgraceful for a married woman to speak at a Church assembly. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:36 | What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone? | What? was it from you that the word of God went out? or did it only come in to you? | What? came the word of God out from you? or came it to you only? | Was it from you that God's Message first went forth, or is it to you only that it has come? |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:37 | If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. | If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord. | If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. | If any one deems himself to be a Prophet or a man with spiritual gifts, let him recognize as the Lord's command all that I am now writing to you. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:38 | But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant. | But if any man is without knowledge, let him be so. | But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant. | But if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant. |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:39 | Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. | So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues. | Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak in languages. | The conclusion, my brethren, is this. Be earnestly ambitious to prophesy, and do not check speaking with tongues; |
| 1st-Corinthians 14:40 | But let all things be done decently and in order. | Let all things be done in the right and ordered way. | Let all things be done decently, and in order. | only let everything be done in a becoming and orderly manner. |
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