1Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy. 2For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God; for no man understands; but in the spirit he speaks mysteries. 3But he who prophesies speaks to men edification, and exhortation, and consolation. 4He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but he who prophesies edifies the assembly. 5Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that you should prophesy: and greater is he who prophesies than he who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, that the assembly may receive edifying. 6But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall 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 do not give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8For if the trumpet gives an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war? 9So also you, unless you utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for you will be speaking into the air. 10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without meaning. 11If then I do not know the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him who speaks a barbarian, and he who speaks will be a barbarian to me. 12So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the edifying of the assembly. 13Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. 14For if I pray in a tongue, 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 shall he who fills the place of the unlearned say the Amen at your giving of thanks, seeing he does not know what you say? 17For you truly give thanks well, but the other is not edified. 18I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all: 19however in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 20Brothers, do not be children in mind: yet in malice be babes, but in mind be men. 21In the Torah it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people; and not even thus will they hear me, says Yehovah. 22Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those believing, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those believing. 23If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that you are mad? 24But if all prophesy, and there comes in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all; 25the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed. 26What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to edifying. 27If any man speaks in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that in turn; and let one interpret: 28but if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in the assembly; and let him speak to himself, and to God. 29And let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others discern. 30But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence. 31For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted; 32and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets; 33for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints, 34let the women keep silence in the assemblies: for it is not permitted to them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also says the Torah. 35And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the assembly. 36What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or did it come to you alone? 37If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. 38But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39Therefore, my brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking with tongues. 40But let all things be done decently and in order.