24 For our comely k ver. 10. parts have no need : 1 ver. 9. but God hath tem- m Nu. 11.17. pered the body to-n Ro. 12. 8. gether, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: He. 13. 17. Or, kinds. ver. 10. tt Or, 25 That there should powers. be no schism in the o ch. 14. 1. body; but that the a ch.12.8,9. members should have Ma. 7. 22. Milton28 And God hath Dwells in set some in the all heaven church, first ha- dear? charity so postles, secondarily of charity. di prophets, 1 thirdly teachers, after that miracles,k then I gifts of healings, m helps, governments, a Versities of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers tt of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 31 But nestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. covet ear CHAP. XIII. 1 THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of a prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, b so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And • though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my A. D. 59. body to be burned,: commended. as a child, I thought as a child but when and have not charity, d Pr. 10. 12. I became a man, I it profiteth me nothing. 4 d Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity + vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 1 Pe. 4.8. e ch. 10. 24. f Ps. 10. 3. the truth. 5 Doth not behave! Or, with itself unseemly,eseeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; all h Ro. 15. 1. put away childish things. 12 Fork now we see through a glass, darkly; ++ but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abid2 Ti. 2. 24. eth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these. is charity. i ch. 8. 2. k 2 Co. 3. 18. 6 f Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but s rejoic- reasoned. eth in the truth; 7h Beareth things, believeth all things, hopeth all tt Gr. things, endureth all in a riddle. things. 1 Ma. 18. 10. 8 Charity never 1 Jno. 3. 2. faileth but whether a ch. 12. 31. there be prophecies, b Nu. 11. 25. they shall fail; whe 29. ther there be tongues, e Ac. 2. 4. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. Ac. 22. 9. CHAP. XIV. 1 FOLLOW after charity, and a desire spiritual gifts, b but rather that ye may prophesy. 2 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. ver. 8- in that of the 11 When I was child, I spake as a sun, so will a nity. child, I understood. 3 But he that prospeaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 1 COR. XIV. of tongues. A. D. 59. may be, d ver. 26. Ep. 1. 17. kinds of voices in the World, and none of Phil. 3. 15. them is without signification. Or, tunes. Gr. significant. Of the gift 5 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 Gr. interpret, that the of spirits. church may receive e Ep. 5. 19. edifying.* Col. 3. 16. 6 Now, brethren, f Ps. 47. 7. if 1 come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall ver. 5— I profit you, except The apostle I shall speak to you here teaches either by drevelation, mate the vaor by knowledge, or lue of gifts by prophesying, or and talents, by doctrine? not by their g ch. 11. 24. us to esti 11 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. 12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. are 13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue ness. Speak-pray that he may in 7 And even things brilliancy, without life giving but usefulsound, whether pipe ing with or harp, except they tongues was give a distinction in serviceable the t sounds, how for spreading shall it be known but otherthe gospel; what is piped or wise it was harped? more desira8 For if the trum-ble to dispet give an uncertain course well sound, who shall pre-subjects in pare himself to the their own battle? language, on useful 9 So likewise ye, which would except ye utter by have a tendency to conthe tongue words vince those, easy to be under- who, ont of stood, how shall it curiosity, be known what is might be spoken? for ye shall present in speak into the air. blies. 10 There are, it their assem terpret. 14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: el will sing with the spirit, and I will sing f with the understanding also. 16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen g at thy giving of thanks, see 19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that Gr. perfect, gifts. one place, and all one by my voice I might or, of a ripe judged of all:' age. teach others k Jno.10.34. 1 De. 28. 49. 12. Je. 5. 15. 20 Brethren, h be not children in understanding: howbeit! in malice i be ye chil-m Ac. 2. 13. dren, but in under-n Is. 45. 14. Ze. 8. 23. standing be + men. 21k In the law it over. 6. ch. 12.8,9, is I written, With men of other tongues and p ch. 12. 7. other lips will I speak 2 Co. 12. unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 22 Wherefore tle's arguare for a ment appears tongues 19. Ep. 4. 12. ver. 22 that 25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will Worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. 26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, o hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. P Let all things be done unto The apos-fying. edi 27 If any man speak sign, not to them that to be" Since in an unknown tongue, believe, but to them God threat-let it be by two, or at that believe not: but ens this as a the most by three, curse, do not and that by course; prophesying serveth voluntarily not for them that bring it upon and let one interbelieve not, but for the church, pret. them which believe. merely to 23 If therefore the make ostenwhole church come together into Of the 1 COR. XV. resurrection. A. D. 59. 37 If any man think himself to be a 29 Let the prophets 9 ch. 12. 10. prophet, or spiritual, speak two or three, r1 Th. 5. 19, let him acknowledge and q let the other 20. that the things that 1 Jno. 4. 1.1 write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. t ch. 11. 16. judge. 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 12. 39 Wherefore, bre ch. 11. 3. Ep. 5. 22. Col. 3. 19. Tit. 2. 5. y Ge. 3. 16. z 2 Co. 10. 7. a ch. 12. 31. 1 Th. 5. 20. 33 For God is not the author of † confusion, but of peace. b ver. 33. as in all churches of the saints. a Ga. 1. 11. b Ro. 5. 2. 34 Let your women keep silence inch. 1. 21. the churches: for it Ro. 1. 16. $Gr. by what is not permitted unto Or, hold e ch. 11. 2. 23. Is. 53. 5, 6. 35 And if they will learn any thing, let f Ga. 1. 12. them ask their hus-g Ps. 22. 15. bands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. 36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? Da. 9. 26. Lu. 24. 26. Ac. 3. 18. 1 Pe. 1.11. thren, a covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40 b Let all things be done decently and in order. you CHAP. XV. 1 MOREOVER, brethren, I declare unto the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein b ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless d ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he |