English Bible Presentation Sharing - 1-Corinthians Book, chapter 14, verse 51 in Ncv Version

1 Corinthians 14 : 1 (NCV)

You should seek after love, and you should truly want to have the spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

1 Corinthians 14 : 2 (NCV)

I will explain why. Those who have the gift of speaking in different languagesn are not speaking to people; they are speaking to God. No one understands them; they are speaking secret things through the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14 : 3 (NCV)

But those who prophesy are speaking to people to give them strength, encouragement, and comfort.

1 Corinthians 14 : 4 (NCV)

The ones who speak in different languages are helping only themselves, but those who prophesy are helping the whole church.

1 Corinthians 14 : 5 (NCV)

I wish all of you had the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages, but more, I wish you would prophesy. Those who prophesy are greater than those who can only speak in different languages -- unless someone is there who can explain what is said so that the whole church can be helped.

1 Corinthians 14 : 6 (NCV)

Brothers and sisters, will it help you if I come to you speaking in different languages? No! It will help you only if I bring you a new truth or some new knowledge, or prophecy, or teaching.

1 Corinthians 14 : 7 (NCV)

It is the same as with lifeless things that make sounds -- like a flute or a harp. If they do not make clear musical notes, you will not know what is being played.

1 Corinthians 14 : 8 (NCV)

And in a war, if the trumpet does not give a clear sound, who will prepare for battle?

1 Corinthians 14 : 9 (NCV)

It is the same with you. Unless you speak clearly with your tongue, no one can understand what you are saying. You will be talking into the air!

1 Corinthians 14 : 10 (NCV)

It may be true that there are all kinds of sounds in the world, and none is without meaning.

1 Corinthians 14 : 11 (NCV)

But unless I understand the meaning of what someone says to me, I will be a foreigner to him, and he will be a foreigner to me.

1 Corinthians 14 : 12 (NCV)

It is the same with you. Since you want spiritual gifts very much, seek most of all to have the gifts that help the church grow stronger.

1 Corinthians 14 : 13 (NCV)

The one who has the gift of speaking in a different language should pray for the gift to interpret what is spoken.

1 Corinthians 14 : 14 (NCV)

If I pray in a different language, my spirit is praying, but my mind does nothing.

1 Corinthians 14 : 15 (NCV)

So what should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

1 Corinthians 14 : 16 (NCV)

If you praise God with your spirit, those persons there without understanding cannot say amenn to your prayer of thanks, because they do not know what you are saying.

1 Corinthians 14 : 17 (NCV)

You may be thanking God in a good way, but the other person is not helped.

1 Corinthians 14 : 18 (NCV)

I thank God that I speak in different kinds of languages more than all of you.

1 Corinthians 14 : 19 (NCV)

But in the church meetings I would rather speak five words I understand in order to teach others than thousands of words in a different language.

1 Corinthians 14 : 20 (NCV)

Brothers and sisters, do not think like children. In evil things be like babies, but in your thinking you should be like adults.

1 Corinthians 14 : 21 (NCV)

It is written in the Scriptures: "With people who use strange words and foreign languages I will speak to these people. But even then they will not listen to me," says the Lord.

1 Corinthians 14 : 22 (NCV)

So the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages is a proof for those who do not believe, not for those who do believe. And prophecy is for people who believe, not for those who do not believe.

1 Corinthians 14 : 23 (NCV)

Suppose the whole church meets together and everyone speaks in different languages. If some people come in who do not understand or do not believe, they will say you are crazy.

1 Corinthians 14 : 24 (NCV)

But suppose everyone is prophesying and some people come in who do not believe or do not understand. If everyone is prophesying, their sin will be shown to them, and they will be judged by all that they hear.

1 Corinthians 14 : 25 (NCV)

The secret things in their hearts will be made known. So they will bow down and worship God saying, "Truly, God is with you."

1 Corinthians 14 : 26 (NCV)

So, brothers and sisters, what should you do? When you meet together, one person has a song, and another has a teaching. Another has a new truth from God. Another speaks in a different language, and another person interprets that language. The purpose of all these things should be to help the church grow strong.

1 Corinthians 14 : 27 (NCV)

When you meet together, if anyone speaks in a different language, it should be only two, or not more than three, who speak. They should speak one after the other, and someone else should interpret.

1 Corinthians 14 : 28 (NCV)

But if there is no interpreter, then those who speak in a different language should be quiet in the church meeting. They should speak only to themselves and to God.

1 Corinthians 14 : 29 (NCV)

Only two or three prophets should speak, and the others should judge what they say.

1 Corinthians 14 : 30 (NCV)

If a message from God comes to another person who is sitting, the first speaker should stop.

1 Corinthians 14 : 31 (NCV)

You can all prophesy one after the other. In this way all the people can be taught and encouraged.

1 Corinthians 14 : 32 (NCV)

The spirits of prophets are under the control of the prophets themselves.

1 Corinthians 14 : 33 (NCV)

God is not a God of confusion but a God of peace. As is true in all the churches of God's people,

1 Corinthians 14 : 34 (NCV)

women should keep quiet in the church meetings. They are not allowed to speak, but they must yield to this rule as the law says.

1 Corinthians 14 : 35 (NCV)

If they want to learn something, they should ask their own husbands at home. It is shameful for a woman to speak in the church meeting.

1 Corinthians 14 : 36 (NCV)

Did God's teaching come from you? Or are you the only ones to whom it has come?

1 Corinthians 14 : 37 (NCV)

Those who think they are prophets or spiritual persons should understand that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command.

1 Corinthians 14 : 38 (NCV)

Those who ignore this will be ignored by God.

1 Corinthians 14 : 39 (NCV)

So my brothers and sisters, you should truly want to prophesy. But do not stop people from using the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages.

1 Corinthians 14 : 40 (NCV)

But let everything be done in a right and orderly way.