1 Corinthians 14:1-18

Wycliffe^{(i) 1} Sue ye charite, loue ye spiritual thingis, but more that ye prophecien. ² And he that spekith in tunge, spekith not to men, but to God; for no man herith. But the spirit spekith mysteries. ³ For he that prophecieth, spekith to men to edificacioun, and monestyng, and coumfortyng. ⁴ He that spekith in tunge, edifieth hym silf; but he that prophecieth, edifieth the chirche of God. ⁵ And Y wole, that alle ye speke in tungis, but more that ye prophecie. For he that prophecieth, is more than he that spekith in langagis; but perauenture he expoune, that the chirche take edificacioun. ⁶ But now, britheren, if Y come to you, and speke in langagis, what schal Y profite to you, but if Y speke to you ethir in reuelacioun, ethir in science, ethir in prophecie, ether in techyng? ⁷ For tho thingis that ben withouten soule, and yyueth voices, ethir pipe, ether harpe, but tho yyuen distinccioun of sownyngis, hou schal it be knowun that is sungun, ether that that is trumpid? ⁸ For if a trumpe yyue an vncerteyn soune, who schal make hym silf redi to batel? ⁹ So but ye yyuen an opyn word bi tunge, hou schal that that is seid be knowun? For ye schulen be spekynge in veyn. ¹⁰ There ben many kyndis of langagis in this world, and no thing is with outen vois. ¹¹ But if Y knowe not the vertu of a vois, Y schal be to hym, to whom Y schal speke, a barbarik; and he that spekith to me, schal be a barbarik. ¹² So ye, for ye ben loueris of spiritis, seke ye that ye be plenteuouse to edificacioun of the chirche. ¹³ And therfor he that spekith in langage, preie, that he expowne. ¹⁴ For if Y preye in tunge, my spirit preieth; myn vndurstondyng is with outen fruyt. ¹⁵ What thanne? Y schal preye in spirit, Y schal preye in mynde; Y schal seie salm, in spirit, Y schal seie salm also in mynde. ¹⁶ For if thou blessist in spirit, who fillith the place of an ydiot, hou schal he seie Amen on thi blessyng, for he woot not, what thou seist? ¹⁷ For thou doist wel thankyngis, but an othir man is not edefied. ¹⁸ Y thanke my God, for Y speke in the langage of alle you;