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Labour after charity, and be desirous of spiritual gifts: but especially that ye may prophesy.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
For he, that speaketh in an unknown tongue, speaketh not to men, but to God: for no one understandeth, though in spirit he speaketh mysteries.
But he, that prophesieth, speaketh edification, and exhortation, and comfort to men.
He, that speaketh in an unknown tongue, edifieth himself: but he, that prophesieth, edifieth the church.
5 ⲉ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ. ⲛⲁⲉⲡⲉⲧⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ·
I could wish that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edification.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ. ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ.
Now, my brethren, if I come to you speaking with many tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak intelligibly to you of revelation, or knowledge, or prophecy, or doctrine?
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲁⲯⲩⲭⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϯ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲱ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ. ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
As inanimate things which give a found, whether pipe or harp, unless they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall what is piped or harped be understood?
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ.
So also unless ye utter by the tongue intelligible words, how shall what is spoken be understood? for thus ye will be only talking to the wind.
There are, it may be, as many kinds of voices in the world as people, and none of them insignificant.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
But if I know not the force of the words, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian to me.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ. ⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ.
So ye also, since ye are so desirous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them to the edification of the church.
Wherefore let him, that speaketh in an unknown tongue, pray that he may interpret.
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit indeed prayeth, but my meaning is fruitless.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ϯⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ. ϯⲛⲁⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ϯⲛⲁⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ.
What is then to be done? I will pray with the Spirit, but I will pray to be understood: I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing to be understood.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ.
For if thou bless in the spirit, how shall the unlearned say Amen to thy thanksgiving, when he knoweth not what thou sayst?
thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣϯⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲕⲁⲑⲏⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ.
But in a public assembly I had rather speak five words to be understood, that I may instruct others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
My brethren, be not children in sense: but in malice be infants, and in your judgements shew yourselves to be men.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲁⲥⲡⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲕⲉϩⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
It is written in the law, "By men of another language, and by other lips, will I speak to this people, and even so they will not listen to me, saith the Lord."
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
So that tongues are for a sign, not to believers but to unbelievers: but prophecy not to unbelievers but to those that believe.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ. ⲏ̅ ϩ(ⲉ)ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲃⲉ.
If then the whole church be come together and all speak in unknown tongues, and there come in illiterate persons, or infidels, will they not say that ye are mad?
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
But if all prophesy, and there come in an unbeliever, or one unlearned, he is convinced by all, he is judged by all.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲁϩⲧϥ̅ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
And thus the secrets of his heart are made manifest; so that falling down upon his face he will worship God, declaring that God is indeed among you.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ.
What is then to be done, my brethren? when ye come together, if any of you hath a psalm, a doctrine, a tongue, a revelation, an interpretation, ---let all be done for edification.
And if any one speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at most by three, and that by turns; and let one interpret.
But if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in the assembly; and let him speak to himself and to God.
And let but two or three of the prophets speak, and the others judge.
And if any thing be revealed to another sitting by, let the first have done speaking before the other begins.
For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets:
for God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as we see in all the assemblies of the saints.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛⲥ̅ⲧⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
Let your women be silent in your assemblies: for it is not permitted to them to speak, but they are to be in subjection, as the law saith.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲉϣⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲛⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ̈. ⲟⲩϣⲗⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
And if they would learn any thing, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it does not become women to speak in a public assembly.
Did the word of God come out first from you? or did it come to you only?
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉ.
If any one seem to be a prophet, or acted by the Spirit, let him acknowlege that what I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.
But if any will be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Wherefore, my brethren, be most desirous to prophesy, and yet forbid not to speak with tongues:
but let all things be done decently and in order.
