1 Corinthians · Πρὸς Κορινθίους Αʹ

1 Corinthians 14:5

Θέλω δὲ πάντας ὑμᾶς λαλεῖν γλώσσαις, μᾶλλον δὲ ἵνα προφητεύητε· μείζων γὰρ ὁ προφητεύων ἢ ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσαις, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ διερμηνεύει, ἵνα ἡ ἐκκλησία οἰκοδομὴν λάβῃ.
Thelō de pantas ymas lalein glōssais, mallon de ina prophēteyēte· meizōn gar o prophēteyōn ē o lalōn glōssais, ektos ei mē diermēneyei, ina ē ekklēsia oikodomēn labē.
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.

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