F.
The excelling of prophesying
14:1-25
1.
Building up the church more
vv. 1-19
1 Cor. 14
:1
14:1
1aPursue blove, and
2cdesire earnestly
dspiritual gifts, but especially that you may
3eprophesy.
1 Cor. 14
:2
14:2
1For he who speaks in a
atongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one hears, but in
his bspirit he speaks
cmysteries.
1 Cor. 14
:3
14:3
But he who prophesies speaks
1abuilding up and encouragement and consolation to men.
1 Cor. 14
:4
14:4
He who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but he who prophesies
1abuilds up the
bchurch.
1 Cor. 14
:5
14:5
I desire that you all speak in tongues, but especially that you would
aprophesy; and
bgreater is he who prophesies than he who speaks in tongues, unless he
cinterprets, that the church may receive building up.
1 Cor. 14
:6
14:6
But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in
atongues, what will I
bprofit you, unless I speak to you either in
crevelation or in
dknowledge or in
eprophecy or in
fteaching?
1 Cor. 14
:7
14:7
Yet even 1lifeless things, whether flute or harp, in giving a sound, if they give
2no distinction in the tones, how will what is played on the flute or on the harp be known?
1 Cor. 14
:8
14:8
For also if the
atrumpet gives an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for
bbattle?
1 Cor. 14
:9
14:9
So also you, unless you give with the tongue a word easy to understand, how will what is being said be known? For you will be speaking into the
aair.
1 Cor. 14
:10
14:10
There are perhaps many kinds of
1voices in the world, and not one is
2without significance.
1 Cor. 14
:11
14:11
If then I do not know the
1meaning of the voice, I will be to him who is speaking a barbarian, and he who is speaking a
2abarbarian to me.
1 Cor. 14
:12
14:12
So also you, since you are zealous of
1aspirits, seek that you may
2excel for the
3bbuilding up of the church.
1 Cor. 14
:13
14:13
Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may
ainterpret.
1 Cor. 14
:14
14:14
For if I pray in a tongue, my
aspirit prays, but my
1bmind is unfruitful.
1 Cor. 14
:15
14:15
What then? I will pray with the
aspirit, and I will pray
1also 2with the mind; I will
bsing with the spirit, and I will
csing 1also 2with the mind.
1 Cor. 14
:16
14:16
Otherwise if you
abless with the spirit, how shall he who fills the place of the
1unlearned in tongues say the
2bAmen at your giving of
cthanks, since he does not know what you are saying?
1 Cor. 14
:17
14:17
For you give thanks well, but the other is not
1abuilt up.
1 Cor. 14
:18
14:18
I thank God, I speak in tongues more than all of you,
1 Cor. 14
:19
14:19
But in the church I would rather
aspeak 1five words
2with my mind, that I might instruct others also, than
1ten thousand words in a tongue.
2.
Convicting people more
vv. 20-25
1 Cor. 14
:20
14:20
Brothers, do not be
1achildren in your
2understanding, but in
bmalice be
cbabes and in
your understanding be
3dfull-grown.
1 Cor. 14
:21
14:21
In the
1alaw it is written,
2b"By those of other tongues and with the lips of others I will speak to this people; even so they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.''
1 Cor. 14
:22
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So then tongues are for a
1sign, not to those who believe but to the unbelievers; but prophecy
is for a sign not to the unbelievers but to those who believe.
1 Cor. 14
:23
14:23
If therefore the whole church
acomes together in one place, and
1all speak in tongues, and some unlearned
in tongues or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are
2binsane?
1 Cor. 14
:24
14:24
But if
1aall prophesy and some unbeliever or unlearned person enters, he is
2convicted by all, he is examined by all;
1 Cor. 14
:25
14:25
The secrets of his
aheart become manifest; and so
bfalling on
his face, he will worship God, declaring that indeed
1God is
camong you.
G.
Functioning in the church
14:26-40
1.
Concerning each one
v.26
1 Cor. 14
:26
14:26
What then, brothers? Whenever you
acome together, each one
1has a
bpsalm, has a
cteaching, has a
drevelation, has a
etongue, has an
finterpretation. Let all things be done for
2gbuilding up.
2.
Concerning speaking in tongues
vv. 27-28
1 Cor. 14
:27
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If anyone speaks in a tongue,
it should be by
atwo, or at the most three, and in turn, and one should interpret;
1 Cor. 14
:28
14:28
But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent
ain the
1church, and speak to himself and to God.
3.
Concerning prophesying
vv. 29-33a
1 Cor. 14
:29
14:29
And as to prophets,
atwo or three should speak, and the others
1bdiscern.
1 Cor. 14
:30
14:30
But if
something is revealed to another sitting by, the first should be silent.
1 Cor. 14
:31
14:31
For 1you can
aall prophesy one by one that all may learn and all may be
2encouraged.
1 Cor. 14
:32
14:32
And the
1aspirits of prophets are
bsubject to prophets;
4.
Concerning women
vv. 33-38
1 Cor. 14
:33
14:33
For God is not
a God of
aconfusion but of
1peace.
2As in
ball the
3churches of the
csaints,
1 Cor. 14
:34
14:34
The awomen should be silent
1bin the churches, for they are not permitted to
2speak; but they should be
csubject, even as the
3dlaw also says.
1 Cor. 14
:35
14:35
But if they desire to learn anything, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church.
1 Cor. 14
:36
14:36
Or was it from you
that the word of God went forth? Or
1did it reach only to you?
1 Cor. 14
:37
14:37
If anyone thinks he is a
1aprophet or
bspiritual, let him fully know the things which I write to you, that they are the
2ccommandment of the Lord.
1 Cor. 14
:38
14:38
But if anyone
aignores this, let him ignore
it.
5.
Conclusion
vv. 39-40
1 Cor. 14
:39
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So then, my brothers,
adesire earnestly the
bprophesying, and
1do not forbid the speaking in tongues.
1 Cor. 14
:40
14:40
But all things must be done becomingly and in
1aorder.
