1 Corinthians 14:39
Wherfore brethren covet to prophesye and forbyd not to speake with tonges.
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- 1 Cor 12:31 : 31 Covet after ye best giftes. Amd yet shewe I vnto you a moare excellent waye.
- 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Labour for love and covet spretuall giftes: and most chefly forto prophesye.
- 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte.
- 1 Cor 14:5 : 5 I wolde that ye all spake with tonges: but rather that ye prophesied. For greater is he that prophisieth? then he yt speaketh with tonges except he expounde it also that the congregacion maye have edifyinge.
- 1 Cor 14:24-25 : 24 But and yf all prophesy and ther come in one that beleveth not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of every man: 25 and so are ye secretes of his hert opened and so falleth he doune on his face and worshippeth God and sayth yt God is wt you in dede.
- 1 Thess 5:20 : 20 Despise not prophesyinge.
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- 1 Cor 14:1-77 verses81%
1 Labour for love and covet spretuall giftes: and most chefly forto prophesye.
2 For he that speaketh with toges speaketh not vnto men but vnto god for no man heareth him how be it in the sprete he speaketh misteries.
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte.
4 He that speaketh with tonges proffiteth him silfe: he that prophesyeth edifieth the congregacion.
5 I wolde that ye all spake with tonges: but rather that ye prophesied. For greater is he that prophisieth? then he yt speaketh with tonges except he expounde it also that the congregacion maye have edifyinge.
6 Now brehren if I come vnto you speakige wt tonges: what shall I profit you excepte I speake vnto you other by revelacio or knowledge or prophesyinge or doctrine.
7 Moreover whe thinges with out lyfe geve sounde: whether it be a pype or an harpe: except they make a distinccion in the soundes: how shall it be knowen what is pyped or harped?
- 1 Cor 14:9-2416 verses78%
9 Eve so lykwyse whe ye speake with toges excepte ye speake wordes that have signification how shall yt be vnderstonde what is spoke? For ye shall but speake in the ayer.
10 Many kyndes of voyces are in the worlde and none of them are with out signification.
11 If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shalbe vnto him that speaketh an alient: and and he that speaketh shalbe an alient vnto me
12 Eve so ye (for as moche as ye covet spretuall giftes) seke that ye maye have plentye vnto ye edifyinge of the congregacion.
13 Wherfore let him that speaketh with tonges praye that he maye interpret also.
14 If I praye with tonge my sprete prayeth: but my mynde is with out frute.
15 What is it then? I will praye with the sprete ad will praye wt the mynde also. I will singe with the sprete and will singe with the mynde also.
16 For els when thou blessest with ye sprete how shall he that occupieth the roume of the vnlearned saye amen at thy gevinge of thankes seynge he vnderstondeth not what thou sayest.
17 Thou verely gevest thankes well but the other is not edyfied.
18 I thanke my god I speake with toges moare then ye all.
19 Yet had I lever in ye cogregacio to speake five wordes with my mynde to ye informacio of other rather then ten thousande wordes wt the tonge.
20 Brethre be not chyldre in witte. How be it as cocerninge maliciousnes be chyldre: but in witte be perfet.
21 In the lawe it is written with other toges and with other lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that will they not heare me sayth the Lorde.
22 Wherfore tonges are for a signe not to them that beleve: but to them that beleve not. Contrary wyse prophesyinge serveth not for them that beleve not: but for them which beleve.
23 Yf therfore when all the cogregacion is come to gedder and all speake with tonges ther come in they yt are vnlearned or they which beleve not: will they not saye that ye are out of youre wittes?
24 But and yf all prophesy and ther come in one that beleveth not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of every man:
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40 And let all thinges be done honestly and in order.
- 1 Cor 14:37-382 verses76%
37 Yf eny ma thinke him sylfe a prophet ether spirituall: let him vnderstonde what thinges I write vnto you. For they are the comaundementes of the Lorde.
38 But and yf eny man be ignorat let him be ignorant.
- 1 Cor 14:26-327 verses76%
26 How is it then brethre? When ye come to gedder every ma hath his songe hath his doctryne hath his toge hath his revelacio hath his interpretacio. Let all thinges be done vnto edifyinge.
27 If eny man speake wt tonges let it be two at once or at the most thre at once and that by course: and let another interprete it.
28 But yf ther be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the cogregacion and let him speake to him selfe and to God.
29 Let the Prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge.
30 Yf eny revelacio be made to another that sitteth by let the fyrst holde his peace.
31 For ye maye all prophesy one by one that all maye learne and all maye have comforte.
32 For ye spretes of the Prophetes are in the power of the Prophetes.
- 1 Thess 5:19-202 verses75%
19 Quenche not the sprete.
20 Despise not prophesyinge.
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1 In spirituall thinges brethren I wolde not have you ignoraunt.
- 1 Cor 12:30-312 verses71%
30 Have all the gyftes of healinge? Do all speake wt tonges? Do all interprete?
31 Covet after ye best giftes. Amd yet shewe I vnto you a moare excellent waye.
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10 To another power to do myracles. To another prophesie? To another iudgement of spretes. To another divers tonges. To another the interpretacion of toges.
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17 And these signes shall folowe them that beleve: In my name they shall cast oute devyls and shall speake with newe tonges
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1 Though I spake with the tonges of me and angels and yet had no love I were eve as soundinge brasse: or as a tynklynge Cymball.
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16 Cause not youre treasure to be evyll spoken of.
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14 Despyse not the gyfte that is in ye which was geven the thorow prophesye and with layinge on of ye hondes of an elder.
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46 For they hearde them speake with tonges and magnify God. Then answered Peter:
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6 And Paul layde his hondes apon them and the holy gost came on them and they spake with tonges and prophesied
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39 But Iesus sayde forbid him not. For ther is no ma that shall do a miracle in my name that can lightlyge speake evyll of me.
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19 Let vs folowe tho thinges which make for peace and thinges wherwith one maye edyfie another.
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4 and they were all filled with the holy goost and beganne to speake with other tonges even as the sprete gave them vtteraunce.
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8 Though that prophesyinge fayle other tonges shall cease ) or knowledge vanysshe awaye yet love falleth never awaye