wmth 1Corinthians:14:26-40 SEEK
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What then ,
brethren ?
Whenever you assemble ,
there is not one of you who is not ready either with a song of praise ,
a sermon ,
a revelation ,
a `
tongue ,'
or an interpretation .
Let everything be done with a view to the building up of faith and character .
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If there is speaking in an unknown tongue ,
only two or at the most three should speak ,
and they should do so one at a time ,
and one should interpret ;
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or if there is no interpreter ,
let the man with the gift be silent in the Church ,
speaking to himself and to God .
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But if there are Prophets ,
let two or three speak and let the rest judge .
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And if anything is revealed to some one else who is seated there ,
let the first be silent .
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For you can all prophesy one by one ,
so that all may learn and all be encouraged :
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and the spirits of Prophets yield submission to Prophets .
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For God is not a God of disorder ,
but of peace ,
as He is in all the Churches of His people .
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Let married women be silent in the Churches ,
for they are not permitted to speak .
They must be content with a subordinate place ,
as the Law also says ;
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and if they wish to ask questions ,
they should ask their own husbands at home .
For it is disgraceful for a married woman to speak at a Church assembly .
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Was it from you that God '
s Message first went forth ,
or is it to you only that it has come ?
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If any one deems himself to be a Prophet or a man with spiritual gifts ,
let him recognize as the Lord '
s command all that I am now writing to you .
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But if any one is ignorant ,
let him be ignorant .
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The conclusion ,
my brethren ,
is this .
Be earnestly ambitious to prophesy ,
and do not check speaking with tongues ;
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only let everything be done in a becoming and orderly manner .