1 Corinthians 14

GNT

1 διώκετε τὴν ἀγάπην, ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ πνευματικά, μᾶλλον δὲ ἵνα προφητεύητε.

2 ὁ γὰρ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις λαλεῖ ἀλλὰ θεῶ, οὐδεὶς γὰρ ἀκούει, πνεύματι δὲ λαλεῖ μυστήρια·

3 ὁ δὲ προφητεύων ἀνθρώποις λαλεῖ οἰκοδομὴν καὶ παράκλησιν καὶ παραμυθίαν.

4 ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ ἑαυτὸν οἰκοδομεῖ· ὁ δὲ προφητεύων ἐκκλησίαν οἰκοδομεῖ.

5 θέλω δὲ πάντας ὑμᾶς λαλεῖν γλώσσαις, μᾶλλον δὲ ἵνα προφητεύητε· μείζων δὲ ὁ προφητεύων ἢ ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσαις, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ διερμηνεύῃ, ἵνα ἡ ἐκκλησία οἰκοδομὴν λάβῃ.

6 νῦν δέ, ἀδελφοί, ἐὰν ἔλθω πρὸς ὑμᾶς γλώσσαις λαλῶν, τί ὑμᾶς ὠφελήσω, ἐὰν μὴ ὑμῖν λαλήσω ἢ ἐν ἀποκαλύψει ἢ ἐν γνώσει ἢ ἐν προφητείᾳ ἢ [ἐν] διδαχῇ;

7 ὅμως τὰ ἄψυχα φωνὴν διδόντα, εἴτε αὐλὸς εἴτε κιθάρα, ἐὰν διαστολὴν τοῖς φθόγγοις μὴ δῶ, πῶς γνωσθήσεται τὸ αὐλούμενον ἢ τὸ κιθαριζόμενον;

8 καὶ γὰρ ἐὰν ἄδηλον σάλπιγξ φωνὴν δῶ, τίς παρασκευάσεται εἰς πόλεμον;

9 οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς διὰ τῆς γλώσσης ἐὰν μὴ εὔσημον λόγον δῶτε, πῶς γνωσθήσεται τὸ λαλούμενον; ἔσεσθε γὰρ εἰς ἀέρα λαλοῦντες.

10 τοσαῦτα εἰ τύχοι γένη φωνῶν εἰσιν ἐν κόσμῳ, καὶ οὐδὲν ἄφωνον·

11 ἐὰν οὗν μὴ εἰδῶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς φωνῆς, ἔσομαι τῶ λαλοῦντι βάρβαρος καὶ ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ βάρβαρος.

12 οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ἐπεὶ ζηλωταί ἐστε πνευμάτων, πρὸς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τῆς ἐκκλησίας ζητεῖτε ἵνα περισσεύητε.

13 διὸ ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ προσευχέσθω ἵνα διερμηνεύῃ.

14 ἐὰν [γὰρ] προσεύχωμαι γλώσσῃ, τὸ πνεῦμά μου προσεύχεται, ὁ δὲ νοῦς μου ἄκαρπός ἐστιν.

15 τί οὗν ἐστιν; προσεύξομαι τῶ πνεύματι, προσεύξομαι δὲ καὶ τῶ νοΐ· ψαλῶ τῶ πνεύματι, ψαλῶ δὲ καὶ τῶ νοΐ.

16 ἐπεὶ ἐὰν εὐλογῇς [ἐν] πνεύματι, ὁ ἀναπληρῶν τὸν τόπον τοῦ ἰδιώτου πῶς ἐρεῖ τὸ ἀμήν ἐπὶ τῇ σῇ εὐχαριστίᾳ, ἐπειδὴ τί λέγεις οὐκ οἶδεν;

17 σὺ μὲν γὰρ καλῶς εὐχαριστεῖς, ἀλλ᾽ ὁ ἕτερος οὐκ οἰκοδομεῖται.

18 εὐχαριστῶ τῶ θεῶ, πάντων ὑμῶν μᾶλλον γλώσσαις λαλῶ·

19 ἀλλὰ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ θέλω πέντε λόγους τῶ νοΐ μου λαλῆσαι, ἵνα καὶ ἄλλους κατηχήσω, ἢ μυρίους λόγους ἐν γλώσσῃ.

20 ἀδελφοί, μὴ παιδία γίνεσθε ταῖς φρεσίν, ἀλλὰ τῇ κακίᾳ νηπιάζετε, ταῖς δὲ φρεσὶν τέλειοι γίνεσθε.

21 ἐν τῶ νόμῳ γέγραπται ὅτι ἐν ἑτερογλώσσοις καὶ ἐν χείλεσιν ἑτέρων λαλήσω τῶ λαῶ τούτῳ, καὶ οὐδ᾽ οὕτως εἰσακούσονταί μου, λέγει κύριος.

22 ὥστε αἱ γλῶσσαι εἰς σημεῖόν εἰσιν οὐ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἀλλὰ τοῖς ἀπίστοις, ἡ δὲ προφητεία οὐ τοῖς ἀπίστοις ἀλλὰ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν.

23 ἐὰν οὗν συνέλθῃ ἡ ἐκκλησία ὅλη ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ πάντες λαλῶσιν γλώσσαις, εἰσέλθωσιν δὲ ἰδιῶται ἢ ἄπιστοι, οὐκ ἐροῦσιν ὅτι μαίνεσθε;

24 ἐὰν δὲ πάντες προφητεύωσιν, εἰσέλθῃ δέ τις ἄπιστος ἢ ἰδιώτης, ἐλέγχεται ὑπὸ πάντων, ἀνακρίνεται ὑπὸ πάντων,

25 τὰ κρυπτὰ τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ φανερὰ γίνεται, καὶ οὕτως πεσὼν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον προσκυνήσει τῶ θεῶ, ἀπαγγέλλων ὅτι ὄντως ὁ θεὸς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐστιν.

26 τί οὗν ἐστιν, ἀδελφοί; ὅταν συνέρχησθε, ἕκαστος ψαλμὸν ἔχει, διδαχὴν ἔχει, ἀποκάλυψιν ἔχει, γλῶσσαν ἔχει, ἑρμηνείαν ἔχει· πάντα πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν γινέσθω.

27 εἴτε γλώσσῃ τις λαλεῖ, κατὰ δύο ἢ τὸ πλεῖστον τρεῖς, καὶ ἀνὰ μέρος, καὶ εἷς διερμηνευέτω·

28 ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ᾖ διερμηνευτής, σιγάτω ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἑαυτῶ δὲ λαλείτω καὶ τῶ θεῶ.

29 προφῆται δὲ δύο ἢ τρεῖς λαλείτωσαν, καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν·

30 ἐὰν δὲ ἄλλῳ ἀποκαλυφθῇ καθημένῳ, ὁ πρῶτος σιγάτω.

31 δύνασθε γὰρ καθ᾽ ἕνα πάντες προφητεύειν, ἵνα πάντες μανθάνωσιν καὶ πάντες παρακαλῶνται,

32 καὶ πνεύματα προφητῶν προφήταις ὑποτάσσεται·

33 οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἀκαταστασίας ὁ θεὸς ἀλλὰ εἰρήνης. ὡς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῶν ἁγίων,

34 αἱ γυναῖκες ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις σιγάτωσαν, οὐ γὰρ ἐπιτρέπεται αὐταῖς λαλεῖν· ἀλλὰ ὑποτασσέσθωσαν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ νόμος λέγει.

35 εἰ δέ τι μαθεῖν θέλουσιν, ἐν οἴκῳ τοὺς ἰδίους ἄνδρας ἐπερωτάτωσαν, αἰσχρὸν γάρ ἐστιν γυναικὶ λαλεῖν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ.

36 ἢ ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐξῆλθεν, ἢ εἰς ὑμᾶς μόνους κατήντησεν;

37 εἴ τις δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἢ πνευματικός, ἐπιγινωσκέτω ἃ γράφω ὑμῖν ὅτι κυρίου ἐστὶν ἐντολή·

38 εἰ δέ τις ἀγνοεῖ, ἀγνοεῖται.

39 ὥστε, ἀδελφοί [μου], ζηλοῦτε τὸ προφητεύειν, καὶ τὸ λαλεῖν μὴ κωλύετε γλώσσαις·

40 πάντα δὲ εὐσχημόνως καὶ κατὰ τάξιν γινέσθω.

KJV

1  Follow after¹³⁷⁷ charity,²⁶ and¹¹⁶¹ desire²²⁰⁶ spiritual⁴¹⁵² gifts, but¹¹⁶¹ rather³¹²³ that²⁴⁴³ ye may prophesy.⁴³⁹⁵

2  For¹⁰⁶³ he that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ in an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰ speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ unto men,⁴⁴⁴ but²³⁵ unto God:²³¹⁶ for¹⁰⁶³ no man³⁷⁶² understandeth¹⁹¹ him; howbeit¹¹⁶¹ in the spirit⁴¹⁵¹ he speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ mysteries.³⁴⁶⁶

3  But¹¹⁶¹ he that prophesieth⁴³⁹⁵ speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ unto men⁴⁴⁴ to edification,³⁶¹⁹ and²⁵³² exhortation,³⁸⁷⁴ and²⁵³² comfort.³⁸⁸⁹

4  He that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ in an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰ edifieth³⁶¹⁸ himself;¹⁴³⁸ but¹¹⁶¹ he that prophesieth⁴³⁹⁵ edifieth³⁶¹⁸ the church.¹⁵⁷⁷

5  I¹¹⁶¹ would²³⁰⁹ that ye⁵²⁰⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ spake²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues,¹¹⁰⁰ but¹¹⁶¹ rather³¹²³ that²⁴⁴³ ye prophesied:⁴³⁹⁵ for¹⁰⁶³ greater³¹⁸⁷ is he that prophesieth⁴³⁹⁵ than²²²⁸ he that speaketh,²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues,¹¹⁰⁰ except^{1622 1508} he interpret,¹³²⁹ that²⁴⁴³ the³⁵⁸⁸ church¹⁵⁷⁷ may receive²⁹⁸³ edifying.³⁶¹⁹

6  ¹¹⁶¹ Now,³⁵⁷⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ if¹⁴³⁷ I come²⁰⁶⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ you⁵²⁰⁹ speaking²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues,¹¹⁰⁰ what⁵¹⁰¹ shall I profit⁵⁶²³ you,⁵²⁰⁹ except³³⁶² I shall speak²⁹⁸⁰ to you⁵²¹³ either²²²⁸ by¹⁷²² revelation,⁶⁰² or²²²⁸ by¹⁷²² knowledge,¹¹⁰⁸ or²²²⁸ by¹⁷²² prophesying,⁴³⁹⁴ or²²²⁸ by¹⁷²² doctrine?¹³²²

7  And even³⁶⁷⁶ things without life⁸⁹⁵ giving¹³²⁵ sound,⁵⁴⁵⁶ whether¹⁵³⁵ pipe⁸³⁶ or¹⁵³⁵ harp,²⁷⁸⁸ except¹⁴³⁷ they give¹³²⁵ a³³⁶¹ distinction¹²⁹³ in the³⁵⁸⁸ sounds,⁵³⁵³ how⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall it be known¹⁰⁹⁷ what is piped⁸³² or²²²⁸ harped?²⁷⁸⁹

8  For^{1063 2532} if¹⁴³⁷ the trumpet⁴⁵³⁶ give¹³²⁵ an uncertain⁸² sound,⁵⁴⁵⁶ who⁵¹⁰¹ shall prepare³⁹⁰³ himself to¹⁵¹⁹ the battle?⁴¹⁷¹

9  So³⁷⁷⁹ likewise²⁵³² ye,⁵²¹⁰ except³³⁶² ye utter¹³²⁵ by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ tongue¹¹⁰⁰ words³⁰⁵⁶ easy to be understood,²¹⁵⁴ how⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall it be known¹⁰⁹⁷ what is spoken?²⁹⁸⁰ for¹⁰⁶³ ye shall speak^{2071 2980} into¹⁵¹⁹ the air.¹⁰⁹

10  There are,²⁰⁷⁶ it may be,^{1487 5177} so many⁵¹¹⁸ kinds¹⁰⁸⁵ of voices⁵⁴⁵⁶ in¹⁷²² the world,²⁸⁸⁹ and²⁵³² none³⁷⁶² of them⁸⁴⁶ is without signification.⁸⁸⁰

11  Therefore³⁷⁶⁷ if¹⁴³⁷ I know¹⁴⁹² not³³⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ meaning¹⁴¹¹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ voice,⁵⁴⁵⁶ I shall be²⁰⁷¹ unto him that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ a barbarian,⁹¹⁵ and²⁵³² he that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ shall be a barbarian⁹¹⁵ unto¹⁷²² me.¹⁶⁹⁸

12  Even²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ ye,⁵²¹⁰ forasmuch as¹⁸⁹³ ye are²⁰⁷⁵ zealous²²⁰⁷ of spiritual⁴¹⁵¹ gifts, seek²²¹² that²⁴⁴³ ye may excel⁴⁰⁵² to⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ edifying³⁶¹⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ church.¹⁵⁷⁷

13  Wherefore¹³⁵⁵ let him that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ in an unknown tongue¹¹⁰⁰ pray⁴³³⁶ that²⁴⁴³ he may interpret.¹³²⁹

14  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴³⁷ I pray⁴³³⁶ in an unknown tongue,¹¹⁰⁰ my³⁴⁵⁰ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ prayeth,⁴³³⁶ but¹¹⁶¹ my³⁴⁵⁰ understanding³⁵⁶³ is²⁰⁷⁶ unfruitful.¹⁷⁵

15  What⁵¹⁰¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ it then?³⁷⁶⁷ I will pray⁴³³⁶ with the³⁵⁸⁸ spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ and¹¹⁶¹ I will pray⁴³³⁶ with the³⁵⁸⁸ understanding³⁵⁶³ also:²⁵³² I will sing⁵⁵⁶⁷ with the³⁵⁸⁸ spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ and¹¹⁶¹ I will sing⁵⁵⁶⁷ with the³⁵⁸⁸ understanding³⁵⁶³ also.²⁵³²

16  Else¹⁸⁹³ when¹⁴³⁷ thou shalt bless²¹²⁷ with the³⁵⁸⁸ spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ how⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall he that occupieth³⁷⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ room⁵¹¹⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ unlearned²³⁹⁹ say²⁰⁴⁶ Amen²⁸¹ at¹⁹⁰⁹ thy⁴⁶⁷⁴ giving of thanks,²¹⁶⁹ seeing¹⁸⁹⁴ he understandeth¹⁴⁹² not³⁷⁵⁶ what⁵¹⁰¹ thou sayest?³⁰⁰⁴

17  For¹⁰⁶³ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ verily³³⁰³ givest thanks²¹⁶⁸ well,²⁵⁷³ but²³⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ other²⁰⁸⁷ is not³⁷⁵⁶ edified.³⁶¹⁸

18  I thank²¹⁶⁸ my³⁴⁵⁰ God,²³¹⁶ I speak²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues¹¹⁰⁰ more³¹²³ than ye⁵²¹⁶ all:³⁹⁵⁶

19  Yet²³⁵ in¹⁷²² the church¹⁵⁷⁷ I had²³⁰⁹ rather speak²⁹⁸⁰ five⁴⁰⁰² words³⁰⁵⁶ with¹²²³ my³⁴⁵⁰ understanding,³⁵⁶³ that²⁴⁴³ by my voice I might teach²⁷²⁷ others²⁴³ also,²⁵³² than²²²⁸ ten thousand³⁴⁶³ words³⁰⁵⁶ in¹⁷²² an unknown tongue.¹¹⁰⁰

20  Brethren,⁸⁰ be¹⁰⁹⁶ not³³⁶¹ children³⁸¹³ in understanding:⁵⁴²⁴ howbeit²³⁵ in malice²⁵⁴⁹ be ye children,³⁵¹⁵ but¹¹⁶¹ in understanding⁵⁴²⁴ be¹⁰⁹⁶ men.⁵⁰⁴⁶

21  In¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ With¹⁷²² men of other tongues²⁰⁸⁴ and²⁵³² other^{1722 2087} lips⁵⁴⁹¹ will I speak²⁹⁸⁰ unto this⁵¹²⁹ people;²⁹⁹² and²⁵³² yet for all that³⁷⁷⁹ will they not³⁷⁶¹ hear¹⁵²² me,³⁴⁵⁰ saith³⁰⁰⁴ the Lord.²⁹⁶²

22  Wherefore⁵⁶²⁰ tongues¹¹⁰⁰ are¹⁵²⁶ for¹⁵¹⁹ a sign,⁴⁵⁹² not³⁷⁵⁶ to them that believe,⁴¹⁰⁰ but²³⁵ to them that believe not:⁵⁷¹ but¹¹⁶¹ prophesying⁴³⁹⁴ serveth not³⁷⁵⁶ for them that believe not,⁵⁷¹ but²³⁵ for them which believe.⁴¹⁰⁰

23  If¹⁴³⁷ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ whole³⁶⁵⁰ church¹⁵⁷⁷ be come together⁴⁹⁰⁵ into¹⁹⁰⁹ one place,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ speak²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues,¹¹⁰⁰ and¹¹⁶¹ there come in¹⁵²⁵ those that are unlearned,²³⁹⁹ or²²²⁸ unbelievers,⁵⁷¹ will they not³⁷⁵⁶ say²⁰⁴⁶ that³⁷⁵⁴ ye are mad?³¹⁰⁵

24  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴³⁷ all³⁹⁵⁶ prophesy,⁴³⁹⁵ and¹¹⁶¹ there come in¹⁵²⁵ one⁵¹⁰⁰ that believeth not,⁵⁷¹ or²²²⁸ one unlearned,²³⁹⁹ he is convinced¹⁶⁵¹ of⁵²⁵⁹ all,³⁹⁵⁶ he is judged³⁵⁰ of⁵²⁵⁹ all:³⁹⁵⁶

25  And²⁵³² thus³⁷⁷⁹ are the³⁵⁸⁸ secrets²⁹²⁷ of his⁸⁴⁸ heart²⁵⁸⁸ made¹⁰⁹⁶ manifest;⁵³¹⁸ and²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ falling down⁴⁰⁹⁸ on¹⁹⁰⁹ his face⁴³⁸³ he will worship⁴³⁵² God,²³¹⁶ and report⁵¹⁸ that³⁷⁵⁴ God²³¹⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ in¹⁷²² you⁵²¹³ of a truth.³⁶⁸⁹

26  How⁵¹⁰¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ it then,³⁷⁶⁷ brethren?⁸⁰ when³⁷⁵² ye come together,⁴⁹⁰⁵ every one¹⁵³⁸ of you⁵²¹⁶ hath²¹⁹² a psalm,⁵⁵⁶⁸ hath²¹⁹² a doctrine,¹³²² hath²¹⁹² a tongue,¹¹⁰⁰ hath²¹⁹² a revelation,⁶⁰² hath²¹⁹² an interpretation.²⁰⁵⁸ Let all things³⁹⁵⁶ be done¹⁰⁹⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ edifying.³⁶¹⁹

27  If¹⁵³⁵ any man⁵¹⁰⁰ speak²⁹⁸⁰ in an unknown tongue,¹¹⁰⁰ let it be by²⁵⁹⁶ two,¹⁴¹⁷ or²²²⁸ at the³⁵⁸⁸ most⁴¹¹⁸ by three,⁵¹⁴⁰ and²⁵³² that by³⁰³ course;³³¹³ and²⁵³² let one¹⁵²⁰ interpret.¹³²⁹

28  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴³⁷ there be⁵⁶⁰⁰ no³³⁶¹ interpreter,¹³²⁸ let him keep silence⁴⁶⁰¹ in¹⁷²² the church;¹⁵⁷⁷ and¹¹⁶¹ let him speak²⁹⁸⁰ to himself,¹⁴³⁸ and²⁵³² to God.²³¹⁶

29  Let¹¹⁶¹ the prophets⁴³⁹⁶ speak²⁹⁸⁰ two¹⁴¹⁷ or²²²⁸ three,⁵¹⁴⁰ and²⁵³² let the³⁵⁸⁸ other²⁴³ judge.¹²⁵²

30  ¹¹⁶¹ If¹⁴³⁷ any thing be revealed⁶⁰¹ to another²⁴³ that sitteth by,²⁵²¹ let the³⁵⁸⁸ first⁴⁴¹³ hold his peace.⁴⁶⁰¹

31  For¹⁰⁶³ ye may¹⁴¹⁰ all³⁹⁵⁶ prophesy⁴³⁹⁵ one by one,^{2596 1520} that²⁴⁴³ all³⁹⁵⁶ may learn,³¹²⁹ and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ may be comforted.³⁸⁷⁰

32  And²⁵³² the spirits⁴¹⁵¹ of the prophets⁴³⁹⁶ are subject⁵²⁹³ to the prophets.⁴³⁹⁶

33  For¹⁰⁶³ God²³¹⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ the author of confusion,¹⁸¹ but²³⁵ of peace,¹⁵¹⁵ as⁵⁶¹³ in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ churches¹⁵⁷⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ saints.⁴⁰

34  Let your⁵²¹⁶ women¹¹³⁵ keep silence⁴⁶⁰¹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ churches:¹⁵⁷⁷ for¹⁰⁶³ it is not³⁷⁵⁶ permitted²⁰¹⁰ unto them⁸⁴⁶ to speak;²⁹⁸⁰ but²³⁵ they are commanded to be under obedience,⁵²⁹³ as²⁵³¹ also²⁵³² saith³⁰⁰⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ law.³⁵⁵¹

35  And¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ they will²³⁰⁹ learn³¹²⁹ any thing,⁵¹⁰⁰ let them ask¹⁹⁰⁵ their²³⁹⁸ husbands⁴³⁵ at¹⁷²² home:³⁶²⁴ for¹⁰⁶³ it is²⁰⁷⁶ a shame¹⁴⁹ for women¹¹³⁵ to speak²⁹⁸⁰ in¹⁷²² the church.¹⁵⁷⁷

36  What?²²²⁸ came¹⁸³¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ word³⁰⁵⁶ of God²³¹⁶ out from⁵⁷⁵ you?⁵²¹⁶ or²²²⁸ came²⁶⁵⁸ it unto¹⁵¹⁹ you⁵²⁰⁹ only?³⁴⁴¹

37  If any man¹⁵³⁶ think himself¹³⁸⁰ to be¹⁵¹¹ a prophet,⁴³⁹⁶ or²²²⁸ spiritual,⁴¹⁵² let him acknowledge¹⁹²¹ that³⁷⁵⁴ the things that³⁷³⁹ I write¹¹²⁵ unto you⁵²¹³ are¹⁵²⁶ the commandments¹⁷⁸⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord.²⁹⁶²

38  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ any man⁵¹⁰⁰ be ignorant,⁵⁰ let him be ignorant.⁵⁰

39  Wherefore,⁵⁶²⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ covet²²⁰⁶ to prophesy,⁴³⁹⁵ and²⁵³² forbid²⁹⁶⁷ not³³⁶¹ to speak²⁹⁸⁰ with tongues.¹¹⁰⁰

40  Let all things³⁹⁵⁶ be done¹⁰⁹⁶ decently²¹⁵⁶ and²⁵³² in²⁵⁹⁶ order.⁵⁰¹⁰

Vul

1 Sectamini caritatem, æmulamini spiritualia: magis autem ut prophetetis.

2 Qui enim loquitur lingua, non hominibus loquitur, sed Deo: nemo enim audit. Spiritu autem loquitur mysteria.

3 Nam qui prophetat, hominibus loquitur ad ædificationem, et exhortationem, et consolationem.

4 Qui loquitur lingua, semetipsum ædificat: qui autem prophetat, ecclesiam Dei ædificat.

5 Volo autem omnes vos loqui linguis: magis autem prophetare. Nam major est qui prophetat, quam qui loquitur linguis; nisi forte interpretetur ut ecclesia ædificationem accipiat.

6 Nunc autem, fratres, si venero ad vos linguis loquens: quid vobis prodero, nisi vobis loquar aut in revelatione, aut in scientia, aut in prophetia, aut in doctrina?

7 Tamen quæ sine anima sunt vocem dantia, sive tibia, sive cithara; nisi distinctionem sonituum dederint, quomodo scietur id quod canitur, aut quod citharizatur?

8 Etenim si incertam vocem det tuba, quis parabit se ad bellum?

9 Ita et vos per linguam nisi manifestum sermonem dederitis: quomodo scietur id quod dicitur? eritis enim in aëra loquentes.

10 Tam multa, ut puta genera linguarum sunt in hoc mundo: et nihil sine voce est.

11 Si ergo nesciero virtutem vocis, ero ei, cui loquor, barbarus: et qui loquitur, mihi barbarus.

12 Sic et vos, quoniam æmulatores estis spirituum, ad ædificationem ecclesiæ quærite ut abundetis.

13 Et ideo qui loquitur lingua, oret ut interpretetur.

14 Nam si orem lingua, spiritus meus orat, mens autem mea sine fructu est.

15 Quid ergo est? Orabo spiritu, orabo et mente: psallam spiritu, psallam et mente.

16 Ceterum si benedixeris spiritu, qui supplet locum idiotæ, quomodo dicet: Amen, super tuam benedictionem? quoniam quid dicas, nescit.

17 Nam tu quidem bene gratias agis, sed alter non ædificatur.

18 Gratias ago Deo meo, quod omnium vestrum lingua loquor.

19 Sed in ecclesia volo quinque verba sensu meo loqui, ut et alios instruam: quam decem millia verborum in lingua.

20 Fratres, nolite pueri effici sensibus, sed malitia parvuli estote: sensibus autem perfecti estote.

21 In lege scriptum est: Quoniam in aliis linguis et labiis aliis loquar populo huic: et nec sic exaudient me, dicit Dominus.

22 Itaque linguæ in signum sunt non fidelibus, sed infidelibus: prophetiæ autem non infidelibus, sed fidelibus.

23 Si ergo conveniat universa ecclesia in unum, et omnes linguis loquantur, intrent autem idiotæ, aut infideles: nonne dicent quod insanitis?

24 Si autem omnes prophetent, intret autem quis infidelis, vel idiota, convincitur ab omnibus, dijudicatur ab omnibus:

25 occulta cordis ejus manifesta fiunt: et ita cadens in faciem adorabit Deum, pronuntians quod vere Deus in vobis sit.

26 Quid ergo est, fratres? Cum convenitis, unusquisque vestrum psalmum habet, doctrinam habet, apocalypsim habet, linguam habet, interpretationem habet: omnia ad ædificationem fiant.

27 Sive lingua quis loquitur, secundum duos, aut ut multum tres, et per partes, et unus interpretatur.

28 Si autem non fuerit interpres, taceat in ecclesia: sibi autem loquatur, et Deo.

29 Prophetæ autem duo, aut tres dicant, et ceteri dijudicent.

30 Quod si alii revelatum fuerit sedenti, prior taceat.

31 Potestis enim omnes per singulos prophetare: ut omnes discant, et omnes exhortentur:

32 et spiritus prophetarum prophetis subjecti sunt.

33 Non enim est dissensionis Deus, sed pacis: sicut et in omnibus ecclesiis sanctorum doceo.

34 Mulieres in ecclesiis taceant, non enim permittitur eis loqui, sed subditas esse, sicut et lex dicit.

35 Si quid autem volunt discere, domi viros suos interrogent. Turpe est enim mulieri loqui in ecclesia.

36 An a vobis verbum Dei processit? aut in vos solos pervenit?

37 Si quis videtur propheta esse, aut spiritualis, cognoscat quæ scribo vobis, quia Domini sunt mandata.

38 Si quis autem ignorat, ignorabitur.

39 Itaque fratres æmulamini prophetare: et loqui linguis nolite prohibere.

40 Omnia autem honeste, et secundum ordinem fiant.