1 Corinthians 14:1

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Laboure for loue. Couet spirituall giftes, but specially that ye maye prophecye.

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  • 1 Cor 12:1 : 1 As concernynge spirituall giftes (brethren) I wolde not that ye were ignoraunt.
  • 1 Cor 14:39 : 39 Wherfore brethren, couet to prophecye, and forbyd not to speake with tunges.
  • 1 Cor 16:14 : 14 let all youre thinges be done in loue.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Folowe after peace with all men, and holynes, without the which no man shal se the LORDE,
  • Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be God the father of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, which hath blessed vs wt all maner of spirituall blessynge in heauenly thynges by Christ
  • 1 Thess 5:20 : 20 despyse not prophecieges:
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Be not necligent in the gifte that is geuen the thorow prophecye, with layege on of the handes of the Elders.
  • 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 and well reported of in good workes, yf she haue brought vp children well, yf she haue bene harberous, yf she haue wasshed the sayntes fete, yf she haue mynistred vnto the which were in aduersite, yf she were continually geuen to all maner of good workes.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But thou man of God, flye soche thinges: folowe righteousnes, godlynes, faith, loue, pacience, mekenes:
  • 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 Fle thou the lustes of youth, but folowe righteousnes, faith, loue, peace, with all them that call vpon the LORDE with pure hert.
  • 1 Cor 12:31-13:9 : 31 But covet ye the best giftes. And yet shewe I you a more excellent waye. 1 Though I spake with the tunges of men and angels, and yet had not loue, I were euen as sowndinge brasse, or as a tynklinge Cymball. 2 And though I coulde prophecy, & vnderstode all secretes, and all knowlege, and had all faith, so that I coulde moue moutaynes out of their places, and yet had not loue, I were nothinge. 3 And though I bestowed all my goodes to fede ye poore, and though I gaue my body euen that I burned, and yet haue not loue, it profiteth me nothinge. 4 Loue is pacient & curteous, loue envyeth not, loue doth not frowardly, is not puft vp, dealeth not dishonestly, 5 seketh not hir awne, is not prouoked vnto anger, thynketh not euell, 6 reioyseth not ouer iniquyte, but reioyseth in the trueth, 7 beareth all thinges, beleueth all thinges, hopeth all thinges, suffreth all thinges. 8 Though prophecienges fayle, or tunges ceasse, or knowlege perishe, yet loue falleth neuer awaye. 9 For oure knowlege is vnparfecte, and oure prophecienge is vnparfecte.
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 Now abydeth faith, hope, loue, these thre: but the greatest of these is loue.
  • 1 Cor 14:3-5 : 3 But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto men to edifienge, & to exhortacion, and to coforte. 4 He that speaketh with tunges, edifieth himselfe: but he that prophecieth, edifieth the cogregacion. 5 I wolde that ye all spake with tunges, but rather that ye prophecied. For greater is he that prophecieth, then he that speaketh wt tuges: excepte he also expounde it, that the congregacion maye haue edifienge.
  • 1 Cor 14:24-25 : 24 But yff all prophecied, and there came in one yt beleueth not, or one vnlerned, he shulde be rebuked of them all, and iudged of all, 25 and so shulde the secrete of his hert be opened, and so shulde he fall downe vpon his face, worshippinge God, and knowleginge, that of a trueth God is in you.
  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 Yf eny man thynke himselfe to be a prophet, or spirituall, let him knowe what I wryte vnto you, for they are the commaundementes of the LORDE.
  • Prov 15:9 : 9 The waye of the vngodly is an abhominacio vnto ye LORDE, but who so foloweth righteousnes, him he loueth.
  • Prov 21:21 : 21 Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.
  • Isa 51:1 : 1 Herken vnto me, ye that holde of rightuousnes, ye that seke the LORDE. Take hede vnto the stone, wherout ye are hewen, and to the graue wherout ye are digged.
  • 1 Pet 3:11-13 : 11 Let him eschue euell, & do good: Let him seke peace and ensue it. 12 For ye eyes of the LORDE are ouer the righteous, & his eares are open vnto their prayers. But ye face of the LORDE beholdeth the yt do euell. 13 And who is it that can harme you, yf ye folowe that which is good?
  • 2 Pet 1:7 : 7 in godlynes, brotherly loue: in brotherly loue, generall loue.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 My beloued, folowe not yt which is euell, but that which is good. He that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euell, seyth not God.
  • Num 11:25-29 : 25 Then came the LORDE downe in a cloude, & spake vnto him, & toke of the sprete yt was vpon him, & put it vpon the seuentie Elders. And whan the sprete rested vpon them, they prophecied, and ceassed not. 26 But in the hoost there remayned yet two men, of whom the one was called Eldad, ye other Medad, & the sprete rested vpo them. For they were wrytten vp also, & yet were they not gone out vnto the Tabernacle, and they prophecied in the hoost. 27 Then ran there a lad, & tolde Moses, & sayde: Eldad and Medad prophecie in the hoost. 28 Then answered Iosua ye sonne of Nun Moses seruaunte (whom he had chosen) and sayde: My lorde Moses, for bydde them. 29 But Moses sayde vnto him: Art thou gelous for my sake? wolde God, yt all the people of ye LORDE coulde prophecie, and that ye LORDE wolde geue them his sprete.
  • Rom 9:30 : 30 What shal we saye then? This wil we saye: The Heythen which folowed not righteousnes, haue ouertaken righteousnes: but I speake of the righteousnes that commeth of faith.
  • Rom 12:6 : 6 and haue dyuers giftes, acordinge to the grace that is geuen vnto vs Yf eny man haue the gifte of prophecienge, let it be acordinge to the faith.
  • Rom 14:19 : 19 Let vs therfore folowe those thinges which make for peace, & thinges wherwith one maye edifye another.

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  • 1 Cor 14:12-17
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    12Eue so ye (for so moch as ye couet spirituall giftes (seke yt ye maye haue plentye to the edifienge of the congregacion.

    13Wherfore let him that speaketh wt tunges, praye, that he maye interprete also.

    14Yf I praye with tunges, my sprete prayeth, but my vnderstodinge bryngeth no man frute.

    15How shal it be then? Namely thus: I wil praye with ye sprete, and wil praye with the vnderstodinge also: I wil synge psalmes in the sprete, and wil synge spalmes with ye vnderstondinge also.

    16But whan thou geuest thankes with ye sprete, how shal he that occupieth the rowme of the vnlearned, saye Ame at thy geuynge of thankes, seynge he knoweth not what thou sayest?

    17Thou geuest well thankes, but the other is not edifyed.

  • 1 Cor 14:39-40
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    39Wherfore brethren, couet to prophecye, and forbyd not to speake with tunges.

    40Let all thinges be done honestly and in order.

  • 1 Cor 14:2-6
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    2For he yt speaketh with tunges, speaketh not vnto men, but vnto God: for no man heareth him. Howbeit in ye sprete he speaketh misteries.

    3But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto men to edifienge, & to exhortacion, and to coforte.

    4He that speaketh with tunges, edifieth himselfe: but he that prophecieth, edifieth the cogregacion.

    5I wolde that ye all spake with tunges, but rather that ye prophecied. For greater is he that prophecieth, then he that speaketh wt tuges: excepte he also expounde it, that the congregacion maye haue edifienge.

    6But now brethren yf I come vnto you, and speake with tunges, what shal I profet you, excepte I speake vnto you ether by reuelacion or by knowlege, or by prophecienge, or by doctryne?

  • 1 Cor 12:30-31
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    30Haue they all the giftes of healinge? Speake they all with tunges? Can they all interprete?

    31But covet ye the best giftes. And yet shewe I you a more excellent waye.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1As concernynge spirituall giftes (brethren) I wolde not that ye were ignoraunt.

  • 1 Cor 13:1-4
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    1Though I spake with the tunges of men and angels, and yet had not loue, I were euen as sowndinge brasse, or as a tynklinge Cymball.

    2And though I coulde prophecy, & vnderstode all secretes, and all knowlege, and had all faith, so that I coulde moue moutaynes out of their places, and yet had not loue, I were nothinge.

    3And though I bestowed all my goodes to fede ye poore, and though I gaue my body euen that I burned, and yet haue not loue, it profiteth me nothinge.

    4Loue is pacient & curteous, loue envyeth not, loue doth not frowardly, is not puft vp, dealeth not dishonestly,

  • 1 Cor 14:31-32
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    31Ye maye all prophecye one after another that they all maye lerne, and that all maye haue comforte.

    32And the spretes of the prophetes are subiecte vnto the prophetes.

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14let all youre thinges be done in loue.

  • 1 Cor 14:24-27
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    24But yff all prophecied, and there came in one yt beleueth not, or one vnlerned, he shulde be rebuked of them all, and iudged of all,

    25and so shulde the secrete of his hert be opened, and so shulde he fall downe vpon his face, worshippinge God, and knowleginge, that of a trueth God is in you.

    26How is it then brethren? Whan ye come together, euery one hath a psalme, hath doctryne, hath a tunge, hath a reuelacion, hath an interpretacion. Let all be done to edifyenge.

    27Yf eny ma speake with tunges, let him do it him selfe beynge the seconde, or at the most him selfe beynge ye thirde, and one after another, and let one interprete it.

  • 1 Cor 14:19-20
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    19Yet had I leuer in the cogregacion to speake fyue wordes with my vnderstondinge yt I maye enfourme other also, rather then ten thousande wordes with tunges.

    20Brethren be not children in vnderstondinge, howbeit as concerninge maliciousnes be childre, but in vnderstondinge be parfecte.

  • 2 Pet 1:7
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    7in godlynes, brotherly loue: in brotherly loue, generall loue.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19Let vs therfore folowe those thinges which make for peace, & thinges wherwith one maye edifye another.

  • 1 Cor 12:10
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    10to another, power to do miracles: to another, prophecienge: to another, iudgment to discerne spretes: to another, dyuerse tunges: to another, the interpretacion of tunges.

  • 1 Cor 13:8-9
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    8Though prophecienges fayle, or tunges ceasse, or knowlege perishe, yet loue falleth neuer awaye.

    9For oure knowlege is vnparfecte, and oure prophecienge is vnparfecte.

  • Rom 1:11
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    11For I longe to se you, that I mighte bestowe vpon you some spirituall gifte to stregth you

  • 1 Pet 4:8
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    8but aboue all thinges haue feruent loue amonge you one to another. For loue couereth the multitude of synnes.

  • 1 Cor 13:13
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    13Now abydeth faith, hope, loue, these thre: but the greatest of these is loue.

  • 1 Cor 12:4
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    4There are dyuerse giftes, yet but one sprete:

  • Heb 13:1
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    1Let brotherly loue cotynue.

  • Rom 12:6
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    6and haue dyuers giftes, acordinge to the grace that is geuen vnto vs Yf eny man haue the gifte of prophecienge, let it be acordinge to the faith.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-10
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    9Euen so ye likewyse, whan ye speake with tunges, excepte ye speake playne wordes, how shal it be knowne what is spoke? for ye shal but speake in ye ayre.

    10So many kyndes of voyces are in the worlde, and none of them is without significacion.

  • 1 Thess 5:20
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    20despyse not prophecieges:

  • 1 Cor 14:22
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    22Therfore are tunges for a token, not to the that beleue, but to them that beleue not. Contrary wyse, prophecienge, not to them that beleue not, but to them which beleue.

  • Col 3:14
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    14But aboue all thinges put on loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse.

  • 1 Thess 4:9-10
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    9But as touchinge brotherly loue, ye nede not that I wryte vnto you, for ye youre selues are taught of God to loue one another:

    10yee and that thinge ye do vnto all the brethre, which are thorow out all Macedonia. But we beseke you brethren that ye increace yet more and more,

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22Euen ye which haue purifyed youre soules in obeyenge the trueth thorow the sprete, for to loue brotherly without faynynge, & feruently one to loue another wt a pure hert,

  • 1 Thess 4:1
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    1Fvrthermore we beseke you brethren and exhorte you in the LORDE Iesus, that ye increace more and more, euen as ye haue receaued of vs how ye oughte to walke and to please God.

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    1As touchinge thinges offred vnto Idols we are sure yt we all haue knowlege. Knowlege puffeth a ma vp, but loue edifyeth.