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 14:1 Follow (then) after love, and be emulous of the gifts of the Spirit, but especially that you may prophesy.

 14:1 Follow after love; and be emulous of the gifts of the Spirit, and especially, that ye may prophesy.

 14:2 For whoever speaketh in a tongue speaketh not to men but to Aloha; for man heareth nothing that he speaketh but in the Spirit he speaketh mysteries.

 14:2 For he that speaketh in a tongue, speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no one understandeth what is said; yet in the spirit, he speaketh a mystery.

 14:3 But he who prophesieth speaketh to men, edification and encouragement and consolation.

 14:3 But he that prophesieth, speaketh unto men, for edification, and exhortation, and consolation.

 14:4 He who speaketh in a tongue himself edifieth, and he who prophesieth the church edifieth.

 14:4 He that speaketh in a tongue, edifieth himself: and he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

 14:5 But I would that all of you could speak with tongues, but especially that you could prophesy. For greater is he who prophesieth than he who speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret. But if he interpret, he edifieth the church.

 14:5 Now I would that ye all spoke with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for greater is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh in a tongue, unless he interpret; and if he interpret, he edifieth the church.

 14:6 And now, my brethren, if I come to you and speak with you in tongues, what do I profit you, unless I speak with you, or by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecy, or by doctrine?

 14:6 And now, my brethren, if I should come among you, and speak to you in tongues, what should I profit you; unless I should speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecy, or by doctrine?

 14:7 For those [things] also which have no life in them, and give voice, whether pipe or harp, if distinction be not made between a tone and its fellow, how can it be known what is sung, or what is played?

 14:7 For even inanimate things that emit sound, whether pipe or harp, if they make no distinction between one sound and another, how will it be known, what is sung or what is harped?

 14:8 And if the trumpet call a voice which is not distinguished, who will prepare for the battle?

 14:8 And if the trumpet shall give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?

 14:9 So you also, if you speak the word in a tongue, and there be no interpretation, how will it be known what you say? Will you not be as if speaking with the air?

 14:9 So likewise if ye utter a discourse in a tongue, and there is no interpretation given, how will it be known what ye have said? Ye will have been as if ye spoke into the air.

 14:10 For, behold, there are many kinds of tongues in the world, and not one of them hath not signification;

 14:10 For lo, there are many kinds of tongues in the world; and there is not one of them without meaning.

 14:11 but if I do not know the power of the voice, I become as a barbarian to him who speaks, and he also who speaks is a barbarian to me.

 14:11 But if I do not know the import of the sound, I shall be a barbarian to him that speaketh, and the speaker will be a barbarian to me.

 14:12 So also you, while you are emulous of the gifts of the Spirit for the edification of the church, seek that you may excel.

 14:12 So also ye, since ye are emulous of the gifts of the Spirit for the edification of the church, seek ye to excel.

 14:13 And let him who speaketh with tongues pray that he may interpret.

 14:13 And let him that speaketh in a tongue, pray that he may interpret.

 14:14 For if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my mind is without fruit.

 14:14 For if I should pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is without fruits.

 14:15 What shall I do then? I will pray with my spirit, and I will pray with my mind; and I will sing with my spirit, and I will sing with my mind.

 14:15 What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, and will pray with my understanding; and I will sing with my spirit, and will sing with my understanding.

 14:16 Otherwise, if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he who filleth the place of the unlearned say Amen to thy thanksgiving? for he knoweth not what thou sayest.

 14:16 Otherwise, if thou blessest in the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of one unlearned, say Amen, on thy giving thanks; for he knoweth not what thou sayest?

 14:17 For thou blessest well, but thy neighbour is not edified.

 14:17 Thou blessest, indeed, very well; but thy neighbor is not edified.

 14:18 I praise Aloha that more than all of you I speak with tongues;

 14:18 I thank God, that I speak with tongues more than all of you.

 14:19 but in the church I would rather speak five words with my mind, that others also may learn, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

 14:19 But in the church, I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others, than a myriad of words in a tongue.

 14:20 ¶ MY brethren, be not children in your minds, but in evils be you babes, and in your minds be perfect.

 14:20 My brethren, be ye not children in your thoughts; but to evil things be ye infants; and in your thoughts be men.

 14:21 In the law it is written, In a strange language and in another tongue Will I speak with this people; Yet so will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

 14:21 In the law it is written, With a foreign speech, and in another tongue, will I speak with this people; and even so also they will not hearken to me, saith the Lord.

 14:22 Hence, tongues are appointed for a sign, not to the believing, but to those who believe not: but prophecy, not for those who believe not, but for those who believe.

 14:22 Wherefore, tongues are established for a sign, not to the believers, but to them that believe not. But prophesyings are not for those who believe not, but for them that believe.

 14:23 If then all the church be assembled, and all of you speak with tongues, and the ignorant, or those who believe not enter, will they not say you are insane?

 14:23 If therefore the whole church assemble, and they all speak with tongues, and there come in unlearned persons, or such as believe not, will they not say: These people are crazy?

 14:24 And if all should prophesy, and there come in to you the ignorant, or of those who believe not, he is convicted by you all, and reproved by you all;

 14:24 But if ye should be all prophesying, and one unlearned or an unbeliever should come among you, he is explored by you all, and rebuked by you all;

 14:25 and the secrets of his heart are revealed; and then will he fall upon his face and worship Aloha, and say, Truly Aloha is in you.

 14:25 and the secrets of his heart are laid open [to him]: and so he will fall upon his face, and will worship God, and say: Verily, God is in you.

 14:26 I say then, my brethren, that when you are assembled, if any one of you hath a psalm, let him speak; and (so too) he who hath doctrine, and he who hath a revelation, and he who hath a tongue, and he who hath the interpretation: let all be done unto edification.

 14:26 I therefore say [to you] my brethren, that when ye assemble, whoever of you hath a psalm, let him speak; and whoever hath a doctrine, and whoever hath a revelation, and whoever hath a tongue, and whoever hath an interpretation. Let them all be for edification.

 14:27 And if with a tongue any one speak, two shall speak, or at most three, and each shall (separately) speak, and one interpret.

 14:27 And if any speak in a tongue, let two speak or at most, three; and let them speak one by one; and let [some] one interpret.

 14:28 And if there be no one who interpreteth, let him who speaketh with a tongue be silent in the church, and between himself and Aloha let him speak.

 14:28 And if there is none to interpret, let him that speaketh in a tongue, be silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

 14:29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the rest discern.

 14:29 And as to prophets, let two or three speak, and let the rest judge.

 14:30 And if [somewhat] to another be revealed while sitting, let the first be silent.

 14:30 And if to another sitting by, there should be a revelation, let the first stop speaking.

 14:31 For one by one you can all prophesy, that each may learn, and each be edified.

 14:31 For ye can all prophesy, one by one; so that every one may learn, and every one be comforted.

 14:32 For the spirit of the prophets to the prophets is subject.

 14:32 For the spirit of the prophets is subject to the prophets.

 14:33 Because Aloha is not of tumult, but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

 14:33 Because, God is not [the author] of tumult, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

 14:34 ¶ LET your women in the church be silent; for it is not permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also saith the law.

 14:34 Let your women be silent in the church: for it is not permitted them to speak, but to be in subjection, as also the law saith.

 14:35 But if any wish to learn, in their houses let them ask their husbands; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church.

 14:35 And if they wish to be informed on any subject, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is unbecoming for women to speak in the church.

 14:36 Was it from you that the word of Aloha went forth? Or did it come only to you?

 14:36 What! was it from you that the word of God came forth? Or did it reach only to you?

 14:37 But if any man of you think that he is a prophet, or that he is spiritual, let him acknowledge these which I write to you to be the commandments of our Lord.

 14:37 And if any one among you thinketh that he is a prophet, or that he is spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, as being the precepts of our Lord.

 14:38 But if any man know not, let him not know.

 14:38 But if any one be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

 14:39 Be emulous, therefore, my brethren, to prophesy, and to speak with tongues forbid not;

 14:39 Wherefore, my brethren, be emulous of prophesying: and to speak with tongues, prohibit not.

 14:40 but let every thing be done with decency and in order.

 14:40 But let every thing be done with decency and regularity.