Verse 1
1 Corinthians 14:1
American Standard Version
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Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy.
Original Language Text
greek
Διώκετε τὴν ἀγάπην, ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ πνευματικά, μᾶλλον δὲ ἵνα προφητεύητε.
English Translation
Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
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Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy.
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For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God (Elohim); for no man understand...
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But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation.
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He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
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Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he t...
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But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak...
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Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in th...
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For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?
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So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is s...
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There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no [kind] is without signification.
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If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he tha...
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So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of...
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Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret.
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For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
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What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will si...
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Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Ame...
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For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
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I thank God (Elohim), I speak with tongues more than you all:
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howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct oth...
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Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
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In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto t...
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Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying...
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If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in me...
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But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is ju...
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the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God (El...
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What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a rev...
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If any man speaketh in a tongue, [let it be] by two, or at the most three, and [that] in turn; and l...
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but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, an...
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And let the prophets speak [by] two or three, and let the others discern.
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But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence.
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For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted;
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and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets;
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for God (Elohim) is not [a God (Elohim)] of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the s...
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let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them...
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And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a...
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What? was it from you that the word of God (Elohim) went forth? or came it unto you alone?
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If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things whic...
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But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
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Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
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But let all things be done decently and in order.
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