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|Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

|Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

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|Follow after love, and be zealous for spiritual gifts, but more importantly, that you might prophesy.

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|For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

|For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

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|For he who speaks in a language that nobody knows, does not speak to men, but to God. No man can understand him, though in the Spirit he is speaking secrets.

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|But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

|But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

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|But he who prophesies, speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and comfort.

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|He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

|He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

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|He who speaks in an unknown language builds himself up, but he who prophesies, builds the church up.

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|I would 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 edifying.

|I would 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 edifying.

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|I'd like to se eyou all speaking in multiple language, but I would really rather that you prophesied. One who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in foreign languages, except the one able to interpret them, so that the church can receive a building-up message.

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|Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

|Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

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|Now brothers, if I come to you speaking in lanuages that you don't know, what will I do for you, unless I speak to you by either revelation, knowledge, prophecy, or doctrine?

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|And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

|And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

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|And even lifeless things that give sound, either pipe or harp, unless they produce a distinctive sequence of sounds, how will anyone know what is being played on pipe or harp?

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|For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

|For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

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|For if the trumpet produces an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle?

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|So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

|So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

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|In the same manner, you, unless you speak in a language that men can easily understand, how will anyknow what is being spoken? You might as well be speaking into the air.

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|There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

|There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

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|It might be that there are so many kinds of voices in the world, and not one of them will be without significance.

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|Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

|Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

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|So if I do not know the meaning of the voice, I might as well be a primitive babbler to the one speaking, and the speaker will be a babbler to me.

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|Literally, "barbarian," because a totally foreign language is only "bar-bar" to anyone who hears it.

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