1 Corinthians 14:1

Prophecy and Tongues

14:1 Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 14:3

14:3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, ¹  encouragement, and consolation.

1 Corinthians 14:5

14:5 I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be strengthened.

1 Corinthians 14:24-25

14:24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninformed person enters, he will be convicted by all, he will be called to account by all. 14:25 The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring, “God is really among you.”

1 Corinthians 12:31

12:31 But you should be eager for the greater gifts.

And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison. ² 

1 Corinthians 12:1

Spiritual Gifts

12:1 With regard to spiritual gifts, ³  brothers and sisters, ⁴  I do not want you to be uninformed. ⁵ 

1 Corinthians 5:1

Church Discipline

5:1 It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with ⁶  his father’s wife.

[14:3]  ¹ tn Grk “edification.”

[12:31]  ² tn Grk “a still more excellent way.” In this context the phrase has an elative rather than a comparative sense, however.

[12:1]  ³ tn Grk “spiritual things.”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[12:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “ignorant.”

[5:1]  ⁶ tn Or “someone has married”; Grk “someone has,” but the verb ἔχω (ecw) is routinely used of marital relationships (cf. BDAG 420 s.v. 2.a), including sexual relationships. The exact nature of the relationship is uncertain in this case; it is not clear, for example, whether the man had actually married the woman or was merely cohabiting with her.