1 Corinthians 14:38

World English Bible (2000)

But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.

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  • Hos 4:17 : 17 Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 "Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."
  • 1 Tim 6:3-5 : 3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn't consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, 4 he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions, 5 constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.
  • 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts; 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
  • Rev 22:11-12 : 11 He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still." 12 "Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

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    34let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

    35If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.

    36What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?

    37If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 14:26-30
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    26What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

    27If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.

    28But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

    29Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.

    30But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.

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    39Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages.

    40Let all things be done decently and in order.

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    2But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.

    3But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant.

  • 1 Cor 14:23-24
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    23If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?

    24But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.

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    6But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

    7Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

    8For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?

    9So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

    10There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.

    11If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

    12So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

    13Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.

    14For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

    15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

    16Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?

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    20Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

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