1 Corinthians 14

1 Pursue love, and earnestly seek the spiritual things, and rather that you may prophesy,

Followe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie.

2 for he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue—he does not speak to men, but to God, for no one listens, and he speaks secrets in spirit;

For hee that speaketh a strange tongue, speaketh not vnto men, but vnto God: for no man heareth him: howbeit in the spirit he speaketh secret things.

3 and he who is prophesying to men speaks edification, and exhortation, and comfort;

But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto me to edifying, and to exhortation, and to comfort.

4 he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue, edifies himself, and he who is prophesying, edifies the Assembly;

He that speaketh strange language, edifieth himselfe: but hee that prophecieth, edifieth the Church.

5 and I wish you all to speak with tongues, and more that you may prophesy, for greater is he who is prophesying than he who is speaking with tongues, except one may interpret, that the Assembly may receive edification.

I would that ye all spake strange languages, but rather that ye prophecied: for greater is hee that prophecieth, then hee that speaketh diuers tongues, except hee expound it, that the Church may receiue edification.

6 And now, brothers, if I may come to you speaking tongues, what will I profit you, except I will speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or in teaching?

And nowe, brethren, if I come vnto you speaking diuers tongues, what shall I profite you, except I speake to you, either by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecying, or by doctrine?

7 Yet the things without life giving sound—whether pipe or harp—if they may not give a difference in the sounds, how will be known that which is piped or that which is harped?

Moreouer things without life which giue a sounde, whether it be a pipe or an harpe, except they make a distinction in the soundes, how shall it be knowen what is piped or harped?

8 For also, if a trumpet may give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle?

And also if the trumpet giue an vncertaine sound, who shall prepare himselfe to battell?

9 So also you, if you may not give speech easily understood through the tongue—how will that which is spoken be known? For you will be speaking to air.

So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shall speake in the ayre.

10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is unmeaning.

There are so many kindes of voyces (as it commeth to passe) in the world, and none of them is dumme.

11 If, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I will be a foreigner to him who is speaking, and he who is speaking is a foreigner to me;

Except I know then the power of ye voyce, I shall be vnto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh, shalbe a barbarian vnto me.

12 so you also, since you are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, seek for the building up of the Assembly that you may abound;

Euen so, forasmuch as ye couet spirituall giftes, seeke that ye may excell vnto the edifying of the Church.

13 for this reason he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue—let him pray that he may interpret;

Wherefore, let him that speaketh a strange tongue, pray, that he may interprete.

14 for if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prays, and my understanding is unfruitful.

For if I pray in a strange togue, my spirit prayeth: but mine vnderstading is without fruite.

15 What then is it? I will pray [in] the spirit, and I will also pray [with] understanding; I will sing psalms [in] the spirit, and I will also sing psalms [with] understanding;

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I wil pray with the vnderstanding also: I wil sing with the spirite, but I will sing with the vnderstanding also.

16 since, if you may bless in spirit, he who is filling the place of the commoner, how will he say the Amen at your giving of thanks, since he has not known what you say?

Else, when thou blessest with the spirit, howe shall hee that occupieth the roome of the vnlearned, say Amen, at thy giuing of thankes, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?

17 For you, indeed, give thanks well, but the other is not built up!

For thou verely giuest thankes well, but the other is not edified.

18 I give thanks to my God—more than you all with tongues speaking—

I thanke my God, I speake languages more then ye all.

19 but I wish to speak five words in an assembly through my understanding, that I also may instruct others, rather than myriads of words in an [unknown] tongue.

Yet had I rather in the Church to speake fiue wordes with mine vnderstanding, that I might also instruct others, then ten thousande wordes in a strange tongue.

20 Brothers, do not become children in the understanding, but in the evil be children, and in the understanding become perfect;

Brethren, be not children in vnderstanding, but as concerning maliciousnes be children, but in vnderstanding be of a ripe age.

21 in the Law it has been written, that, “With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and even so they will not hear Me, says the LORD”;

In the Lawe it is written, By men of other tongues, and by other languages will I speake vnto this people: yet so shall they not heare me, sayth the Lord.

22 so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophecy [is] not for the unbelieving, but for the believing.

Wherefore strange tongues are for a signe, not to them that beleeue, but to them that beleeue not: but prophecying serueth not for them that beleeue not, but for them which beleeue.

23 If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in commoners or unbelievers, will they not say that you are mad?

If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes?

24 And if all may prophesy, and anyone may come in, an unbeliever or commoner, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all,

But if all prophecie, and there come in one that beleeueth not, or one vnlearned, hee is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of all,

25 and so the secrets of his heart become visible, and so having fallen on [his] face, he will worship God, declaring that God really is among you.

And so are the secrets of his heart made manifest, and so he will fall downe on his face and worship God, and say plainely that God is in you in deede.

26 What then is it, brothers? Whenever you may come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be for building up;

What is to be done then, brethren? when ye come together, according as euery one of you hath a Psalme, or hath doctrine, or hath a tongue, or hath reuelation, or hath interpretation, let all things be done vnto edifying.

27 if anyone speaks an [unknown] tongue, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret;

If any man speake a strange tongue, let it be by two, or at the most, by three, and that by course, and let one interprete.

28 and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, which speaketh languages, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.

29 And prophets—let two or three speak, and let the others discern,

Let the Prophets speake two, or three, and let the other iudge.

30 and if [anything] may be revealed to another [who is] sitting, let the first be silent;

And if any thing be reueiled to another that sitteth by, let the first holde his peace.

31 for you are able, one by one, all to prophesy, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted,

For ye may all prophecie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.

32 and the spiritual gift of prophets are subject to prophets,

And the spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets.

33 for God is not [a God] of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the holy ones.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as we see in all ye Churches of the Saints.

34 Your women, let them be silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as the Law also says;

Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth.

35 and if they wish to learn anything, let them question their own husbands at home, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly.

And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church.

36 Did the word of God come forth from you? Or did it come to you alone?

Came the worde of God out from you? either came it vnto you onely?

37 If anyone thinks to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to you—that they are commands of the LORD;

If any man thinke him selfe to be a Prophet, or spirituall, let him acknowledge, that the things, that I write vnto you, are the commandements of the Lord.

38 and if anyone is ignorant—let him be ignorant;

And if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

39 so that, brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues;

Wherefore, brethren, couet to prophecie, and forbid not to speake languages.

40 let all things be done decently and in order.

Let all things be done honestly, and by order.