1 Or, put on

2 Or, glorified

Or, members

each in his

part

• Gr. powers. Or, wise counsels

but many.
If the foot shall say, Because I 15
am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is
not therefore not of the body. And if the ear 16
shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not
of the body; it is not therefore not of the
body. If the whole body were an eye, where 17
were the hearing? If the whole were hearing,
where were the smelling? But now hath God 18
set the members each one of them in the body,
even as it pleased him. And if they were all 19
one member, where were the body? But now 20
they are many members, but one body. And 21
the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need
of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have
no need of you. Nay, much rather, those 22
members of the body which seem to be more
feeble are necessary: and those parts of the 23
body, which we think to be less honourable,
upon these we 1bestow more abundant honour;
and our uncomely parts have more abundant
comeliness; whereas our comely parts have no 24
need: but God tempered the body together,
giving more abundant honour to that part
which lacked; that there should be no schism 25
in the body; but that the members should
have the same care one for another. And 26
whether one member suffereth, all the mem-
bers suffer with it; or one member is honoured,
all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are 27
the body of Christ, and severally members
thereof. And God hath set some in the 28
church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly
teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings,
helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.
Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all 29
teachers? are all workers of miracles? have all 30
gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do
all interpret? But desire earnestly the greater 31

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gifts. And a still more excellent way shew I

unto you.

1Many ancient read that I may glory.

authorities

2

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sound2 ing brass, or a clanging cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I 3 am nothing. And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me 4 nothing. Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, 5 is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, 6 taketh not account of evil; rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; 72beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth Or, covereth 8 all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, 9 it shall be done away. For we know in part, 10 and we prophesy in part: but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be 11 done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child : now that I am become a man, I have put away 12 childish things. For now we see in a mirror, 3 darkly; but then face to face: now I know in Gr. in a part; but then shall I know even as also I 13 have been known. But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the 'greatest these is love.

5

4

riddle.

4 Gr. know

fully. of Gr. known fully.

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Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiri-
tual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
2 For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not
unto men, but unto God; for no man under-

8

5

6

⚫ Or, but

greater than

these

7 Gr. greater.

Gr. heareth,

up.

standeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto 3 men edification, and comfort, and consolation. 1Gr. buildeth He that speaketh in a tongue 'edifieth him- 4 self; but he that prophesieth 1edifieth the church. Now I would have you all speak with 5 tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. But 6 now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? Even things without life, giving a voice, 7 whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? For if the trumpet give 8 an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war? So also ye, unless ye utter by the 9 tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air. There are, it may 10 be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and 2 no kind is without signification. If then I 11 know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me. So 12 also ye, since ye are zealous of 'spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church. Wherefore let him that 13 speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit 14 prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, 15 and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. Else if thou bless 16

2 Or, nothing is without voice

8 Or, in my

case

Gr. spirits.

with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what 17 thou sayest? For thou verily givest thanks 18 well, but the other is not 2 edified. I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all: 19 howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

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Brethren, be not children in mind: howbeit in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men. Gr. of full 21 In the law it is written, By men of strange

age.

tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus 22 will they hear me, saith the Lord. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to them 23 that believe. If therefore the whole church be assembled together, and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are 24 mad? But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is 'reproved Or, convicted 25 by all, he is judged by all; the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

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What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto 27 edifying. If any man speaketh in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that 28 in turn; and let one interpret: but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to

D d

4

" Or, in

1 Gr. discriminate.

God. And let the prophets speak by two or 29 three, and let the others 'discern. But if a 30 revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence. For ye all can prophesy 31 one by one, that all may learn, and all may be 2 Or, exhorted 2 comforted; and the spirits of the prophets are 32 subject to the prophets; for God is not a God 33 of confusion, but of peace; as in all the churches of the saints.

Let the women keep silence in the churches: 34 for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. And if they would learn any thing, let them 35 ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church. What? was it from you that the word of God 36 went forth? or came it unto you alone?

If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, 37 or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the comMany ancient mandment of the Lord. But if any man is igno- 38 rant, let him be ignorant.

authorities.

read But if

any man knoweth not, he is not known.

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Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to 39 prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. But let all things be done decently and in order. 40 Now I make known unto you, brethren, the 1 15 gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, by which 2 also ye are 'saved; I make known, I say, 'in what words I preached it unto you, if ye hold it fast, except ye believed in vain. For I 3 delivered unto you first of all that which also I received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was 4 buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures; and that 5 he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve; then he appeared to above five hundred 6