1 Corinthians 14
1 Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
Labour for love and covet spretuall giftes: and most chefly forto prophesye.
2 For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God, for no one understands, but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
For he that speaketh with toges speaketh not vnto men but vnto god for no man heareth him how be it in the sprete he speaketh misteries.
3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte.
4 He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.
He that speaketh with tonges proffiteth him silfe: he that prophesyeth edifieth the congregacion.
5 Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but even more that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
I wolde that ye all spake with tonges: but rather that ye prophesied. For greater is he that prophisieth? then he yt speaketh with tonges except he expounde it also that the congregacion maye have edifyinge.
6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?
Now brehren if I come vnto you speakige wt tonges: what shall I profit you excepte I speake vnto you other by revelacio or knowledge or prophesyinge or doctrine.
7 Even lifeless things that make a sound, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
Moreover whe thinges with out lyfe geve sounde: whether it be a pype or an harpe: except they make a distinccion in the soundes: how shall it be knowen what is pyped or harped?
8 For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
And also if the trope geve an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare him silfe to fyght?
9 So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.
Eve so lykwyse whe ye speake with toges excepte ye speake wordes that have signification how shall yt be vnderstonde what is spoke? For ye shall but speake in the ayer.
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
Many kyndes of voyces are in the worlde and none of them are with out signification.
11 If then I don’t know the meaning of the language, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.
If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shalbe vnto him that speaketh an alient: and and he that speaketh shalbe an alient vnto me
12 So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.
Eve so ye (for as moche as ye covet spretuall giftes) seke that ye maye have plentye vnto ye edifyinge of the congregacion.
13 Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.
Wherfore let him that speaketh with tonges praye that he maye interpret also.
14 For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
If I praye with tonge my sprete prayeth: but my mynde is with out frute.
15 What should I do? 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.
What is it then? I will praye with the sprete ad will praye wt the mynde also. I will singe with the sprete and will singe with the mynde also.
16 Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?
For els when thou blessest with ye sprete how shall he that occupieth the roume of the vnlearned saye amen at thy gevinge of thankes seynge he vnderstondeth not what thou sayest
17 For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
Thou verely gevest thankes well but the other is not edyfied.
18 I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.
I thanke my god I speake with toges moare then ye all.
19 However, in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
Yet had I lever in ye cogregacio to speake five wordes with my mynde to ye informacio of other rather then ten thousande wordes wt the tonge.
20 Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
Brethre be not chyldre in witte. How be it as cocerninge maliciousnes be chyldre: but in witte be perfet.
21 In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. They won’t even listen to me that way, says the Lord.”
In the lawe it is written with other toges and with other lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that will they not heare me sayth the Lorde.
22 Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.
Wherfore tonges are for a signe not to them that beleve: but to them that beleve not. Contrary wyse prophesyinge serveth not for them that beleve not: but for them which beleve.
23 If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?
Yf therfore when all the cogregacion is come to gedder and all speake with tonges ther come in they yt are vnlearned or they which beleve not: will they not saye that ye are out of youre wittes?
24 But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
But and yf all prophesy and ther come in one that beleveth not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of every man:
25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
and so are ye secretes of his hert opened and so falleth he doune on his face and worshippeth God and sayth yt God is wt you in dede.
26 What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
How is it then brethre? When ye come to gedder every ma hath his songe hath his doctryne hath his toge hath his revelacio hath his interpretacio. Let all thinges be done vnto edifyinge.
27 If any man speaks in another language, let there be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
If eny man speake wt tonges let it be two at once or at the most thre at once and that by course: and let another interprete it.
28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.
But yf ther be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the cogregacion and let him speake to him selfe and to God.
29 Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the others discern.
Let the Prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge.
30 But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.
Yf eny revelacio be made to another that sitteth by let the fyrst holde his peace.
31 For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be exhorted.
For ye maye all prophesy one by one that all maye learne and all maye have comforte.
32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
For ye spretes of the Prophetes are in the power of the Prophetes.
33 for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
For God is not causer of stryfe: but of peace as he is in all other congregacions of the saynctes.
34 Let the wives be quiet in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to be talking except in submission, as the law also says,
Let youre wyves kepe silence in the cogregacions. For it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but let them be vnder obedience as sayth the lawe.
35 if they desire to learn anything. “Let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a wife to be talking in the assembly.”
If they will learne enythinge let the axe their husbandes at home. For it is a shame for wemen to speake in the cogregacio.
36 What!? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?
Sproge ye worde of god fro you? Ether came it vnto you only?
37 If any man thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
Yf eny ma thinke him sylfe a prophet ether spirituall: let him vnderstonde what thinges I write vnto you. For they are the comaundementes of the Lorde.
38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
But and yf eny man be ignorat let him be ignorant.
39 Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.
Wherfore brethren covet to prophesye and forbyd not to speake with tonges.
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
And let all thinges be done honestly and in order.
