1 Corinthians 14:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and I wish you all to speak with tongues, and more that ye may prophecy, for greater is he who is prophesying than he who is speaking with tongues, except one may interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

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  • 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another `divers' kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:
  • Mark 16:17 : 17 `And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak;
  • 1 Cor 13:1 : 1 If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;
  • 1 Cor 13:4 : 4 The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,
  • 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,
  • 1 Cor 14:3-4 : 3 and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort; 4 he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;
  • 1 Cor 14:12-13 : 12 so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound; 13 wherefore he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue -- let him pray that he may interpret;
  • 1 Cor 14:18-40 : 18 I give thanks to my God -- more than you all with tongues speaking -- 19 but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an `unknown' tongue. 20 Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect; 21 in the law it hath been written, that, `With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;' 22 so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophesy `is' not for the unbelieving, but for the believing, 23 If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? 24 and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all, 25 and so the secrets of his heart become manifest, and so having fallen upon `his' face, he will bow before God, declaring that God really is among you. 26 What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up; 27 if an `unknown' tongue any one do speak, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret; 28 and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God. 29 And prophets -- let two or three speak, and let the others discern, 30 and if to another sitting `anything' may be revealed, let the first be silent; 31 for ye are able, one by one, all to prophesy, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted, 32 and the spiritual gift of prophets to prophets are subject, 33 for God is not `a God' of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints. 34 Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith; 35 and if they wish to learn anything, at home their own husbands let them question, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly. 36 From you did the word of God come forth? or to you alone did it come? 37 if any one doth think to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to you -- that of the Lord they are commands; 38 and if any one is ignorant -- let him be ignorant; 39 so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid; 40 let all things be done decently and in order.
  • Num 11:28-29 : 28 And Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, `one' of his young men, answereth and saith, `My lord Moses, restrain them.' 29 And Moses saith to him, `Art thou zealous for me? O that all Jehovah's people were prophets! that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!'
  • 1 Cor 12:28-30 : 28 And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues; 29 `are' all apostles? `are' all prophets? `are' all teachers? `are' all powers? 30 have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

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  • 1 Cor 14:1-4
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    1 Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,

    2 for he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue -- to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets;

    3 and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort;

    4 he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

  • 1 Cor 14:9-32
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    9 so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give -- how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.

    10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is unmeaning,

    11 if, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him who is speaking a foreigner, and he who is speaking, is to me a foreigner;

    12 so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;

    13 wherefore he who is speaking in an `unknown' tongue -- let him pray that he may interpret;

    14 for if I pray in an `unknown' tongue, my spirit doth pray, and my understanding is unfruitful.

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

    16 since, if thou mayest bless with the spirit, he who is filling the place of the unlearned, how shall he say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since what thou dost say he hath not known?

    17 for thou, indeed, dost give thanks well, but the other is not built up!

    18 I give thanks to my God -- more than you all with tongues speaking --

    19 but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an `unknown' tongue.

    20 Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

    21 in the law it hath been written, that, `With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;'

    22 so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophesy `is' not for the unbelieving, but for the believing,

    23 If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

    24 and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all,

    25 and so the secrets of his heart become manifest, and so having fallen upon `his' face, he will bow before God, declaring that God really is among you.

    26 What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

    27 if an `unknown' tongue any one do speak, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret;

    28 and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God.

    29 And prophets -- let two or three speak, and let the others discern,

    30 and if to another sitting `anything' may be revealed, let the first be silent;

    31 for ye are able, one by one, all to prophesy, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted,

    32 and the spiritual gift of prophets to prophets are subject,

  • 1 Cor 14:6-7
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    6 And now, brethren, if I may come unto you speaking tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or in teaching?

    7 yet the things without life giving sound -- whether pipe or harp -- if a difference in the sounds they may not give, how shall be known that which is piped or that which is harped?

  • 1 Cor 14:38-40
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    38 and if any one is ignorant -- let him be ignorant;

    39 so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid;

    40 let all things be done decently and in order.

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    28 And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

    29 `are' all apostles? `are' all prophets? `are' all teachers? `are' all powers?

    30 have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

    31 and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you:

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    20 prophesyings despise not;

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    1 If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;

    2 and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1 And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;

  • Rom 12:6
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    6 And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- `According to the proportion of faith!'

  • 1 Cor 13:8-9
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    8 The love doth never fail; and whether `there be' prophecies, they shall become useless; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall become useless;

    9 for in part we know, and in part we prophecy;

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    11 For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.

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    11 if any one doth speak -- `as oracles of God;' if any one doth minister -- `as of the ability which God doth supply;' that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power -- to the ages of the ages. Amen.

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    7 for I wish all men to be even as I myself `am'; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus.

  • Rom 1:11
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    11 for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established;

  • Acts 19:6
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    6 and Paul having laid on them `his' hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,