1 Corinthians 11:24-14:40

Murdock(i) 24 and blessed, and brake it, and said: " Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for your sakes: thus do ye, in remembrance of me." 25 So, after they had supped, he gave also the cup, and said: " This cup is the new testament in my blood: thus do ye, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me." 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye commemorate the death of our Lord, until his advent. 27 He therefore, who eateth of the bread of the Lord, and drinketh of his cup, and is not worthy of it, is guilty of the blood of the Lord, and of his body. 28 For this reason, a man should examine himself, and then eat of this bread, and drink of this cup: 29 for, whoever eateth and drinketh of it, while he is unworthy, eateth and drinketh condemnation on himself, by not discerning the body of the Lord. 30 For this cause, many among you are diseased and sickly, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by our Lord, we are really chastised, that we may not be condemned with the world. 33 Wherefore, my Brethren, when ye assemble to eat, wait ye one for another. 34 And let him who is hungry, eat at home; that ye may assemble, not for condemnation. And as to other things, I will give you directions when I come. 12 1 And concerning spirituals, my brethren, I would have you know, 2 that ye have been pagans; and have been, without distinction, led away after idols, in which there is no speech. 3 I therefore inform you, that there is no man, that speaketh by the Spirit of God, who saith that Jesus is accursed: neither can a man say that Jesus is the Lord, except by the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are diversities of gifts; but the Spirit is one. 5 And there are diversities of ministrations; but the Lord is one. 6 And there are diversities of energies; but God, who worketh all in all men, is one. 7 And to each man, there is given a manifestation of the Spirit, that it may aid him. 8 To one, by the Spirit, there is given a word of wisdom; and to another, by the same Spirit, there is given a word of knowledge: 9 to another, by the same Spirit, faith: to another, by the same Spirit, gifts of healing: 10 and to another, miracles: and to another, prophecy: and to another, the discerning of spirits: and to another, divers kinds of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues. 11 But all these, worketh that one Spirit; and he distributeth to every one as he pleaseth. 12 For as the body is one, and in it are many members; and all those members of the body, though many, are one body; so also is the Messiah. 13 For all of us, likewise, by one Spirit, have been baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free; and all of us have drinked in one Spirit. 14 For a body also, is not one member, but many. 15 For if the foot should say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it, on that account, not of the body? 16 Or if the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it, on that account, not of the body? 17 And if the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? Or if it were all hearing, where would be the smelling? 18 But now hath God placed every one of the members in the body, according to his pleasure. 19 And if they were all one member, where would be the body? 20 But now they are many members, yet but one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, Thou art not needful to me: nor can the head say to the feet, Ye are not needful to me. 22 But rather, those members which are accounted feeble, are indispensable. 23 And those which we think dishonorable in the body, on them we heap more honor; and those that are uncomely, on them we put the more decoration. 24 For the honorable members in us, have no need of honor: for God hath tempered the body, and given more honor to the member which is inferior; 25 that there might be no disunion in the body, but that all the members, equally, might care for one another; 26 so that, when one member is in pain, they will all sympathize; and if one member is exalted, all the members will be exalted. 27 Now ye are the body of Messiah, and members in your place. 28 For God hath placed in his church, first, legates; after them, prophets; after them, teachers; after them, workers of miracles; after them, the gifts of healing, and helpers, and leaders, and various kinds of tongues. 29 Are they all legates? Are they all prophets? Are they all teachers? Are they all workers of miracles? 30 Have all of them the gifts of healing? Do they all speak with tongues? Or do they all interpret? 31 And if ye are emulous of the superior gifts, on the other hand, I show to you a better way. 13 1 If I could speak in every tongue of men, and in that of angels, and there should be no love in me, I should be like brass that resoundeth, or the cymbal that maketh a noise. 2 And if there should be in me the gift of prophecy, and I should understand all the mysteries, and every science; and if there should be in me all faith, so that I could move mountains, and love should not be in me, I should be nothing. 3 And if I should feed out to the destitute all I possess; and if I should give my body to be burned; and there should be no love in me, I gain nothing. 4 Love is long-suffering, and is kind; love is not envious; love is not boisterous; and is not inflated; 5 and doth nothing that causeth shame; and seeketh not her own; is not passionate; and thinketh no evil; 6 rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all, and endureth all. 8 Love will never cease. But prophesyings will end; and tongues will be silent; and knowledge will vanish. 9 For we know but partially; and we prophesy but partially. 10 But when completeness shall come, then that which is partial will vanish away. 11 When I was a child, I talked as a child, and I reasoned as a child, and I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I laid aside the things of childhood. 12 And now we see, as by a mirror, in similitude; but then face to face: now I know partially; but then shall I know, just as I am known. 13 For these three things are abiding, faith, and hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love. 14 1 Follow after love; and be emulous of the gifts of the Spirit, and especially, that ye may prophesy. 2 For he that speaketh in a tongue, speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no one understandeth what is said; yet in the spirit, he speaketh a mystery. 3 But he that prophesieth, speaketh unto men, for edification, and exhortation, and consolation. 4 He that speaketh in a tongue, edifieth himself: and he that prophesieth, edifieth the church. 5 Now I would that ye all spoke with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for greater is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh in a tongue, unless he interpret; and if he interpret, he edifieth the church. 6 And now, my brethren, if I should come among you, and speak to you in tongues, what should I profit you; unless I should speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecy, or by doctrine? 7 For even inanimate things that emit sound, whether pipe or harp, if they make no distinction between one sound and another, how will it be known, what is sung or what is harped? 8 And if the trumpet shall give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle? 9 So likewise if ye utter a discourse in a tongue, and there is no interpretation given, how will it be known what ye have said? Ye will have been as if ye spoke into the air. 10 For lo, there are many kinds of tongues in the world; and there is not one of them without meaning. 11 But if I do not know the import of the sound, I shall be a barbarian to him that speaketh, and the speaker will be a barbarian to me. 12 So also ye, since ye are emulous of the gifts of the Spirit for the edification of the church, seek ye to excel. 13 And let him that speaketh in a tongue, pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I should pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is without fruits. 15 What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, and will pray with my understanding; and I will sing with my spirit, and will sing with my understanding. 16 Otherwise, if thou blessest in the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of one unlearned, say Amen, on thy giving thanks; for he knoweth not what thou sayest? 17 Thou blessest, indeed, very well; but thy neighbor is not edified. 18 I thank God, that I speak with tongues more than all of you. 19 But in the church, I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others, than a myriad of words in a tongue. 20 My brethren, be ye not children in your thoughts; but to evil things be ye infants; and in your thoughts be men. 21 In the law it is written, With a foreign speech, and in another tongue, will I speak with this people; and even so also they will not hearken to me, saith the Lord. 22 Wherefore, tongues are established for a sign, not to the believers, but to them that believe not. But prophesyings are not for those who believe not, but for them that believe. 23 If therefore the whole church assemble, and they all speak with tongues, and there come in unlearned persons, or such as believe not, will they not say: These people are crazy? 24 But if ye should be all prophesying, and one unlearned or an unbeliever should come among you, he is explored by you all, and rebuked by you all; 25 and the secrets of his heart are laid open to him: and so he will fall upon his face, and will worship God, and say: Verily, God is in you. 26 I therefore say to you my brethren, that when ye assemble, whoever of you hath a psalm, let him speak; and whoever hath a doctrine, and whoever hath a revelation, and whoever hath a tongue, and whoever hath an interpretation. Let them all be for edification. 27 And if any speak in a tongue, let two speak or at most, three; and let them speak one by one; and let some one interpret. 28 And if there is none to interpret, let him that speaketh in a tongue, be silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God. 29 And as to prophets, let two or three speak, and let the rest judge. 30 And if to another sitting by, there should be a revelation, let the first stop speaking. 31 For ye can all prophesy, one by one; so that every one may learn, and every one be comforted. 32 For the spirit of the prophets is subject to the prophets. 33 Because, God is not the author of tumult, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 34 Let your women be silent in the church: for it is not permitted them to speak, but to be in subjection, as also the law saith. 35 And if they wish to be informed on any subject, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is unbecoming for women to speak in the church. 36 What! was it from you that the word of God came forth? Or did it reach only to you? 37 And if any one among you thinketh that he is a prophet, or that he is spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, as being the precepts of our Lord. 38 But if any one be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Wherefore, my brethren, be emulous of prophesying: and to speak with tongues, prohibit not. 40 But let every thing be done with decency and regularity.