1 Corinthians 14
1 Follow (then) after love, and be emulous of the gifts of the Spirit, but especially that you may prophesy.
Follow after divine love; and seek the spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
2 For whoever speaketh in a tongue speaketh not to men but to Aloha; for man heareth nothing that he speaketh but in the Spirit he speaketh mysteries.
For the one speaking with a tongue speaks not to men, but to God; for no one hears him; but he speaks mysteries in the spirit:
3 But he who prophesieth speaketh to men, edification and encouragement and consolation.
but the one prophesying speaks to men edification, exhortation, and comfort.
4 He who speaketh in a tongue himself edifieth, and he who prophesieth the church edifieth.
The one speaking with a tongue edifies himself; but the one prophesying edifies the church.
5 But I would that all of you could speak with tongues, but especially that you could prophesy. For greater is he who prophesieth than he who speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret. But if he interpret, he edifieth the church.
But I wish you all to speak with tongues, but rather that you may prophesy: but greater is the one prophesying, than the one speaking with tongues, unless he may interpret, in order that the church may receive edification.
6 And now, my brethren, if I come to you and speak with you in tongues, what do I profit you, unless I speak with you, or by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecy, or by doctrine?
But now, brethren, if I may come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I shall speak to you either in revelation, or knowledge, or prophecy, or in instruction?
7 For those also which have no life in them, and give voice, whether pipe or harp, if distinction be not made between a tone and its fellow, how can it be known what is sung, or what is played?
Nevertheless things without life, giving forth a voice, whether pipe or harp, if it may not give a distinction to the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped, or what is harped?
8 And if the trumpet call a voice which is not distinguished, who will prepare for the battle?
For if indeed the trumpet may give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the war?
9 So you also, if you speak the word in a tongue, and there be no interpretation, how will it be known what you say? Will you not be as if speaking with the air?
Thus also if you through the tongue may give an indistinct word, how will that which is spoken be known? for you will be speaking into the air.
10 For, behold, there are many kinds of tongues in the world, and not one of them hath not signification;
If it so happens that there are so many kinds of voices in the world, and nothing without a voice;
11 but if I do not know the power of the voice, I become as a barbarian to him who speaks, and he also who speaks is a barbarian to me.
if then I do not understand the power of the voice, I will be a barbarian to the one speaking, and the one speaking will be a barbarian to me.
12 So also you, while you are emulous of the gifts of the Spirit for the edification of the church, seek that you may excel.
So also you, since you are zealots of spirits, seek that you may abound unto the edification of the church.
13 And let him who speaketh with tongues pray that he may interpret.
Therefore let the one speaking with a tongue, pray that one may interpret.
14 For if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my mind is without fruit.
For if I pray with a tongue, my spirit is praying, but my mind is not fruitful.
15 What shall I do then? I will pray with my spirit, and I will pray with my mind; and I will sing with my spirit, and I will sing with my mind.
Then what is it? I will pray with my spirit, and I will pray with my mind also: I will sing with my spirit, and I will sing with my mind also.
16 Otherwise, if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he who filleth the place of the unlearned say Amen to thy thanksgiving? for he knoweth not what thou sayest.
Since if you may bless with the spirit, how will one occupying the place of the unlearned say Amen to your blessing? since he does not know what you are saying.
17 For thou blessest well, but thy neighbour is not edified.
For you indeed bless beautifully, but the other is not edified.
18 I praise Aloha that more than all of you I speak with tongues;
I thank God, I speak with tongue more than you all:
19 but in the church I would rather speak five words with my mind, that others also may learn, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
but I would rather speak five words in the church with my understanding, so that I may indeed teach others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
20 MY brethren, be not children in your minds, but in evils be you babes, and in your minds be perfect.
Brethren, be not children in intellect: but be infants in evil, but be perfect in intellect.
21 In the law it is written, In a strange language and in another tongue Will I speak with this people; Yet so will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
It has been written in the law; I will speak to this people with other tongues and with the lips of others; and thus they will not hearken unto me, says the Lord.
22 Hence, tongues are appointed for a sign, not to the believing, but to those who believe not: but prophecy, not for those who believe not, but for those who believe.
So tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelievers: and prophecy is not for the unbelievers, but for the believers.
23 If then all the church be assembled, and all of you speak with tongues, and the ignorant, or those who believe not enter, will they not say you are insane?
Then if the whole church may come together, and all may speak with tongues, and the unlearned or unbelievers may come in, will they not say that you are gone mad?
24 And if all should prophesy, and there come in to you the ignorant, or of those who believe not, he is convicted by you all, and reproved by you all;
But if all may prophesy, and some unbeliever or unlearned person may come in, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all;
25 and the secrets of his heart are revealed; and then will he fall upon his face and worship Aloha, and say, Truly Aloha is in you.
the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and thus falling upon his face he will worship God, proclaiming that God is truly in you.
26 I say then, my brethren, that when you are assembled, if any one of you hath a psalm, let him speak; and (so too) he who hath doctrine, and he who hath a revelation, and he who hath a tongue, and he who hath the interpretation: let all be done unto edification.
Then what is it, brethren? When you may come together, each one has a psalm, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to edification.
27 And if with a tongue any one speak, two shall speak, or at most three, and each shall (separately) speak, and one interpret.
If one speaks with a tongue, let it he by twos, or at most by threes, and separately; and let one interpret;
28 And if there be no one who interpreteth, let him who speaketh with a tongue be silent in the church, and between himself and Aloha let him speak.
but if there may be no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church; but let him speak to himself, and to God.
29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the rest discern.
But let two or three prophets speak, and let the others give audience;
30 And if to another be revealed while sitting, let the first be silent.
but if something may be revealed to another sitting down, let the first be silent.
31 For one by one you can all prophesy, that each may learn, and each be edified.
For you are all able to prophesy one by one, in order that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
32 For the spirit of the prophets to the prophets is subject.
Truly the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets;
33 Because Aloha is not of tumult, but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
for he is not a God of confusion, but of peace. So in all the churches of the saints,
34 LET your women in the church be silent; for it is not permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also saith the law.
let the women be silent in the churches: for it is not permitted to them to talk; but let them be subordinate, as the law also says.
35 But if any wish to learn, in their houses let them ask their husbands; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church.
But if they wish to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is disgraceful for a woman to talk in church.
36 Was it from you that the word of Aloha went forth? Or did it come only to you?
Whether did the word of God come out from you? or has it reached unto you alone?
37 But if any man of you think that he is a prophet, or that he is spiritual, let him acknowledge these which I write to you to be the commandments of our Lord.
If any one seems to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him understand the things which I write to you, that they are of the Lord;
38 But if any man know not, let him not know.
but if any one ignores, he is ignored.
39 Be emulous, therefore, my brethren, to prophesy, and to speak with tongues forbid not;
So, my brethren, be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues;
40 but let every thing be done with decency and in order.
but let all things be done decently and in order.
