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1 Corinthians 14

1 He exhorteth to love, commendeth the gift of tongues, and other spiritual gifts, 5 But chiefly prophesying. 34 He commandeth women to keep silence in the Church, 40 And sheweth what good order ought to be observed in the Church.
1.Follow after love, and covet spiritual gifts, and rather that ye may aprophesy.
2.For he that speaketh a strange tongue, speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man bheareth him, howbeit in cthe spirit he speaketh secret things.
3.But he that prophecieth, speaketh unto men to edifying, and to exhortation, and to comfort.
4.He that speaketh strange language, edifieth dhim self: but he that prophecieth, edifieth the Church.
5.I would that ye all spake strange languages, but rather that ye prophecied, for greater is he that prophecieth, then he that speaketh divers tongues, except he expound it, that the Church may receive edification.
6.And now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking divers tongues, what shall I profit you, except I speak to you, either by erevelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7.Moreover things without life which give a sound, whether it be a ^pipe or an harp, except they make a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
8.And also if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare him self to battle?
9.So likewise you, by the tongue, except ye utter words that have signification, how shall it be understand what is spoken? for ye shall speak in the fair.
10.There are so many kinds of voices, (^as it cometh to pass) in the world, and none of them gis domme.
11.Except I know then the power of the voice, I shalbe unto him that speaketh, ha barbarian, and he that speaketh, shalbe a barbarian unto me.
12.Even so, forasmuch as ye covet spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel unto the edifying of the Church.
13.Wherefore, let him that speaketh a strange tongue, pray, that he may interpret.
14.For if I pray in a strange tongue, my spirit ipraieth: but mine understanding is without kfruit.
15.What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the understanding also: I will lsing with the spirit, but I will sing with the understanding also.
16.Els, when thou blessest with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned, say mAmen, at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou saist?
17.For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18.I thank my God, I speak languages more then ye all.
19.Yet had I rather in the Church to speak nfive words with mine understanding that I might also instruct others, then ten thousand words in a strange tongue.
20.Brethren, be not *children in understanding, but as concerning maliciousness be children, but in understanding be of a ripe age.
21.In the Law it is written, *oBy men of other tongues, and by other languages will I speak unto this people: yet so shall they not hear me, saith the Lord.
22.Wherefore strange tongues are for a psign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
23.If therefore, when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speak strange tongues, there come in they that are unlearned, or they which believe not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wits?
24.But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, qhe is rebuked of rall men, and is judged of all.
25.And so are the secrets of his heart made manifest, and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, and say plainly that God is in you in deed.
26.What is to be done then, brethren? when ye come together, according as every one of you hath a psalm, or hath doctrine, or hath a tongue, or hath revelation, or hath interpretation, let all things be done unto edifying.
27.If any man speak a strange tongue, let it be by two, or at the smost, by three, and that by course, and let one interpert.
28.But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the Church, and let him speak to him self, and to God.
29.Let the Prophets speak two, or three, and let the other judge.
30.And if any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
31.For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may have comfort.
32.And the tspirits of the Prophets are usubject to the Prophets.
33.For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as we see in all the Churchs of the Saints.
34.*Let your women keep xsilence in the Churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak: but they ought to be subject, as also *the Law saith.
35.And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the Church.
36.yCame the word of God out from you? either came it unto you only?
37.If any man think him self to be a Prophet, or zspiritual, let him acknowledge, that the things, that I write unto you, are the commandments of the Lord.
38.aAnd if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
39.Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak languages.
40.Let all things be done honestly and by order.

Notes

1-a.
That is, to expound the word of God to the edification of the Church.
2-b.
Understands him.
2-c.
By the spiritual gift, which he has received.
4-d.
For he profits none save himself.
6-e.
The prophecy expounds that which God has revealed: and the doctrine teaches, that which he has given us to understand.
7-^.
Or, flute.
9-f.
Your words shall be lost: for you shall neither glorify God thereby, nor profit man.
10-^.
Or, as the thing requires.
10-g.
That is, they may be able to be understood.
11-h.
He condemns the Corinthians of barbarousness in that thing, whereby they thought to have attained to the greatest praise of eloquence.
14-i.
And does his part.
14-k.
Not in respect of him, that prays, but in respect of the Church, which is nothing edified thereby.
15-l.
Or, give thanks by singing.
16-m.
One only made the prayers, and the rest of the people followed in heart his words, and when he had prayed, they all said, Amen, signifying that they believed assuredly that God would grant their requests .
19-n.
That is, most few.
20-*.
Mat. 18.3.
21-*.
Isa. 28.11, Deut. 28.49, Jer. 5.15, Ezek. 3.6.
21-o.
He threatens them most sharply, that God will punish the contempt of his word, and their counterfeit ignorance, forasmuch as to speak with unknown tongues is a sign of God’s curse towards the wicked.
22-p.
Of God’s curse when they are not understood.
24-q.
By hearing his secret fautes ript up, and his sins reproved by God’s word, he is compelled by his own conscience to praise God.
24-r.
Which expound the word of God.
27-s.
Paul bears as yet with their weakness, because also these were the gifts of God: but yet he shows that they should not pass this measure that first one, after another and at the utmost the third should read in a strange language, which was to declare God’s miracle in the gift of tongues: but chiefly he commands that nothing be done without interpretation.
32-t.
Or learning, which God’s Spirit moves them to utter.
32-u.
To the intent that others may judge of him that has spoken, if he has passed the compass of God’s word: wherefore S. John commands to try the spirits whether they be of God.
34-*.
1 Tim. 2.11.
34-*-1.
Gen. 3.16.
34-x.
Because this disorder was in the Church, that women usurped that which was peculiar to men, the Apostle here shows what is mete to be done, and what is not: and albeit he mentioned this abuse afore, yet he referred it to this place to be reproved, because there he brought it in for another purpose.
36-y.
Are you the first or the last Christians, that you neither submit yourselves to the Churches, of whom you have received the Gospel? nor have respect to the others to whom the Gospel does likewise appertain?
37-z.
To have understanding of spiritual things.
38-a.
If any man have judgement, let him acknowledge that I speak of the Spirit of God, and so let him obey: and if he have no judgement, let him acknowledge his ignorance, and trouble not the Church, but credit them that are learned.