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Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual things, and especially that you may prophesy.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲈ ϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎ ⲢⲒⲞⲚ.
For the one who speaks in another language speaks not to people, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
But he who prophesies speaks to people for their encouragement, strengthening, and comfort.
He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.
5 ⲉ̅ ϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲖⲀⲤ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲀⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲰⲦ.
Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy, and he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the church may be built up.
6 ⲋ̅ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ.
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?
7 ⲍ̅ ⲞⲘⲰⲤ ⲚⲒⲀⲦⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲎⲂⲒ ⲚϪⲰ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲨⲐⲀⲢⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲨⲐⲀⲢⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they did not give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲎⲢ.
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.
There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none is without meaning.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲘⲎ ϮⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ.
If then I do not know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲠⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲔⲰϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ.
So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual things, seek that you may abound to the building up of the church.
Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϮⲚⲀⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲈϨⲎⲦ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲮⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲮⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲈϨⲎⲦ.
What 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.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲈⲦϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲆⲒⲰⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲰⲤ ϤⲚⲀϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
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 does not know what you say?
For you truly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
I thank God I speak in tongues more than you all.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲔⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲬⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲐⲂⲀ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ.
However in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲀϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲀϮ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲎ ϪⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
Brothers, do not be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
In the law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people; but even then they will not listen to me," says the Lord.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ϮⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲬⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
Therefore tongues 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.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲀ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲒⲆⲒⲰⲦⲎⲤ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲖⲞⲂⲒ.
If therefore the whole church is assembled together and all speak in tongues, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲒⲆⲒⲰⲦⲎⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϨⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϤⲚⲀϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲞⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
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.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲮⲀⲖⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲤⲠⲒ ⲚⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲎⲚⲒⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲰⲦ.
What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
If anyone speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church, and let him speak to himself, and to God.
Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.
But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged.
The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲬⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
let the women keep silent in the churches, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the Law also says.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the church.
What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲦⲈ.
If anyone 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.
But if someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.
Therefore, my brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
Let all things be done decently and in order.
