1 Corinthians 14:4
He that speaketh with tonges proffiteth him silfe: he that prophesyeth edifieth the congregacion.
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- 1 Cor 14:22 : 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.
- 1 Cor 14:26 : 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.
- 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.
- Mark 16:17 : 17 And these signes shall folowe them that beleve: In my name they shall cast oute devyls and shall speake with newe tonges
- Rom 14:19 : 19 Let vs folowe tho thinges which make for peace and thinges wherwith one maye edyfie another.
- 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 And though I coulde prophesy and vnderstode all secretes and all knowledge: yee yf I had all fayth so that I coulde move moutayns oute of ther places and yet had no love I were nothynge.
- 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte.
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- 1 Cor 14:1-33 verses87%
1Labour for love and covet spretuall giftes: and most chefly forto prophesye.
2For 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.
3But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte.
- 1 Cor 14:5-3228 verses85%
5I 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.
6Now 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.
7Moreover 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?
8And also if the trope geve an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare him silfe to fyght?
9Eve 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.
10Many kyndes of voyces are in the worlde and none of them are with out signification.
11If 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
12Eve so ye (for as moche as ye covet spretuall giftes) seke that ye maye have plentye vnto ye edifyinge of the congregacion.
13Wherfore let him that speaketh with tonges praye that he maye interpret also.
14If I praye with tonge my sprete prayeth: but my mynde is with out frute.
15What 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.
16For 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.
17Thou verely gevest thankes well but the other is not edyfied.
18I thanke my god I speake with toges moare then ye all.
19Yet 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.
20Brethre be not chyldre in witte. How be it as cocerninge maliciousnes be chyldre: but in witte be perfet.
21In 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.
22Wherfore 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.
23Yf 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?
24But 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:
25and 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.
26How 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.
27If 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.
28But yf ther be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the cogregacion and let him speake to him selfe and to God.
29Let the Prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge.
30Yf eny revelacio be made to another that sitteth by let the fyrst holde his peace.
31For ye maye all prophesy one by one that all maye learne and all maye have comforte.
32For ye spretes of the Prophetes are in the power of the Prophetes.
- 1 Cor 14:38-403 verses76%
38But and yf eny man be ignorat let him be ignorant.
39Wherfore brethren covet to prophesye and forbyd not to speake with tonges.
40And let all thinges be done honestly and in order.
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12yt the sainctes might have all thinges necessarie to worke and minister with all to the edifyinge of the body of christ
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10To 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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4yt I maye vtter it as it becometh me to speake.
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20But ye derlye beloved edyfie yovre selves in youre most holy fayth prayinge in the holy goost
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4and 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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11Yf eny man speake let him talke as though he spake ye wordes of God. If eny man minister let him do it as of ye abilitie which god ministreth vnto him. That god in all thinges maye be glorified thorow Iesus Christ to whom be prayse and dominion for ever and whyll the worlde stondeth. Amen.
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19Let vs folowe tho thinges which make for peace and thinges wherwith one maye edyfie another.
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1Though 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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16in whom all the body ys coupled and knet togedder in every ioynt wherwith one ministreth to another (accordinge to the operacion as every parte hath his measure) and increaseth the body vnto the edyfyinge of it silfe in love.
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29Let no filthy comunicacion procede out of youre mouthes: but yt whych is good to edefye with all when nede ys: that it maye have faveour with the hearers.
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19speakynge vnto youre selves in psalmes and ymnes and spretuall songes synginge and makinge melodie to ye Lorde in youre hertes
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11Wherfore comforte youre selves togedder and edifie one another even as ye do.
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9For oure knowledge is vnparfect and oure prophesyinge is vnperfet.
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30Have all the gyftes of healinge? Do all speake wt tonges? Do all interprete?
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13which thinges also we speake not in the conynge wordes of manes wysdome but with the conynge wordes of the holy goost makynge spretuall coparesons of spretuall thinges.