1 Corinthians 14:6

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Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what good will I be to you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

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  • Eph 1:17 : 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.
  • Rom 6:17 : 17 But thanks be to God that, though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted.
  • Rom 15:14 : 14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
  • Rom 16:17 : 17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
  • 1 Cor 10:33 : 33 Just as I also try to please everyone in all things, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
  • 1 Cor 12:7-8 : 7 To each one, the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one, a message of wisdom is given through the Spirit; to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit;
  • 1 Cor 13:2-3 : 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
  • 1 Cor 13:8-9 : 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
  • 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Pursue love, and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
  • 1 Cor 14:26-30 : 26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up. 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be two or at most three, each in turn, and let someone interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep silent in the church and speak to themselves and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others evaluate what is said. 30 If something is revealed to another sitting there, the first speaker should stop.
  • 2 Cor 11:6 : 6 Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this clear to you in every way and in all things.
  • 2 Cor 12:1 : 1 Boasting is indeed not profitable for me. But I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
  • 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And because of the extraordinary revelations, so that I might not become conceited, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me, so that I would not become conceited.
  • Eph 3:4 : 4 By reading this, you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
  • Phil 3:15 : 15 Let all of us who are mature think this way. And if in anything you think differently, that too God will reveal to you.
  • 2 Tim 2:14 : 14 Keep reminding them of these things, and solemnly warn them before God not to quarrel about words. Such arguments are useless and lead to the ruin of those who listen.
  • 2 Tim 3:10 : 10 But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance.
  • 2 Tim 3:16 : 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
  • 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 This saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for all people.
  • Heb 13:9 : 9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by God’s grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which have not benefited those who have followed them.
  • 2 Pet 1:5 : 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; to virtue, knowledge;
  • 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
  • 2 John 1:9 : 9 Anyone who goes beyond and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
  • 1 Sam 12:21 : 21 Do not turn aside, for you would be following things that are worthless and cannot benefit or deliver you, for they are meaningless.
  • Jer 16:19 : 19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'
  • Jer 23:32 : 32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, declares the LORD. They tell them and lead My people astray with their lies and reckless boasting. Yet I did not send or command them to do so, and they do not benefit these people at all, declares the LORD.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.'
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
  • Acts 2:42 : 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

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  • 1 Cor 14:1-5
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    1Pursue love, and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

    2For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, because no one understands; they speak mysteries by the Spirit.

    3But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and comfort.

    4The one who speaks in a tongue builds up themselves, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.

    5I wish that all of you spoke in tongues, but I would rather you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless they interpret so that the church may be built up.

  • 1 Cor 14:7-28
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    7Even lifeless instruments like the flute or harp, if they do not produce a clear distinction in the notes, how will anyone recognize what is played on the flute or the harp?

    8For if the trumpet gives an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle?

    9In the same way, unless you speak intelligible words through your tongue, how will anyone understand what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

    10There are so many kinds of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

    11If I do not understand the meaning of what someone is saying, I will be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.

    12So with yourselves, since you are eager for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

    13Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.

    14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

    15What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

    16Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can someone who is in the position of an outsider say 'Amen' to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?

    17You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not built up.

    18I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

    19But in the church, I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

    20Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.

    21In the Law it is written: 'By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me,' says the Lord.

    22Thus, tongues are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign, not for unbelievers but for believers.

    23So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

    24But if everyone is prophesying and an unbeliever or uninitiated person enters, they are convicted of sin by all and are examined by all.

    25The secrets of their heart are revealed, and they will fall facedown and worship God, exclaiming, 'God is truly among you!'

    26What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.

    27If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be two or at most three, each in turn, and let someone interpret.

    28But if there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep silent in the church and speak to themselves and to God.

  • 1 Cor 14:38-40
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    38But if anyone ignores this, let them remain ignorant.

    39So then, brothers and sisters, eagerly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

    40But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

  • 1 Cor 13:1-3
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    1If I speak in the tongues of people and of angels, but do not have love, I am like a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

    2If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

    3If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1Now, concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.

  • 1 Cor 14:36
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    36Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?

  • 1 Cor 4:19
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    19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only what those who are arrogant are saying, but what power they have.

  • 1 Cor 2:1
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    1And when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with superior speech or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God.

  • 1 Cor 12:10
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    10to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.

  • 1 Cor 12:30-31
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    30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

    31But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you a more excellent way.

  • 2 Cor 12:1
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    1Boasting is indeed not profitable for me. But I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 14:31
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    31For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and be encouraged.

  • 1 Cor 1:17
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    17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

  • 1 Cor 13:8
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    8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

  • 1 Cor 12:7
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    7To each one, the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

  • Isa 28:11
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    11Indeed, with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people.

  • 2 Cor 11:6
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    6Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this clear to you in every way and in all things.

  • 1 Cor 4:6
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    6Brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your sake, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over and against another.

  • 1 Cor 2:13
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    13We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit—explaining spiritual truths to spiritual people.

  • 1 Cor 4:21
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    21What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?