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14 Pursue love, and desire spiritual things, more so that you may prophesy.

For the one who speaks in a tongue, speaks not to man, but to God. For no one hears. But in the spirit he speaks secret things.

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Intelligibility in Worship

14 Follow the way of love(A) and eagerly desire(B) gifts of the Spirit,(C) especially prophecy.(D) For anyone who speaks in a tongue[a](E) does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them;(F) they utter mysteries(G) by the Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Or in another language; also in verses 4, 13, 14, 19, 26 and 27