lieve it.

I. CORINTHIANS,

Of profaning the Lord's Supper. among you; and I partly be- cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and heresies among you, that they 28 But let a man examine which are approved may be himself, and so let him eat of made manifest among you. that bread, and drink of that

19 For there must be also blood of the Lord.

20 When ye come together cup. therefore into one place, this is 29 For he that eateth and not to eat the Lord's supper. drinketh unworthily, eateth and

21 For in eating every one drinketh damnation to himself, taketh before other his own sup-not discerning the Lord's body. per: and one is hungry, and 30 For this cause many are another is drunken. weak and sickly among you, and

22 What! have ye not houses many sleep. to eat and to drink in? or 31 For if we would judge despise ye the church of God, ourselves, we should not be and shame them that have not? judged.

What shall I say to you? shall 32 But when we are judged, I praise you in this? I praise we are chastened of the Lord, you not. that we should not be condemn

23 For I have received of the ed with the world. Lord, that which also I deliver- 33 Wherefore, my brethren, ed unto you, That the Lord when ye come together to eat, Jesus, the same night in which tarry one for another. he was betrayed, took bread : 34 And if any man hunger,

24 And when he had given let him eat at home: that ye thanks, he brake it, and said, come not together unto conTake, eat: this is my body, demnation. And the rest will which is broken for you: this I set in order when I come. do in remembrance of me.

CHAP. XII.

Diversities of spiritual gifts.

25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he Now concerning spiritual had supped, saying, This cup gifts, brethren, I would not is the new testament in my have you ignorant. blood: this do ye, as oft as 2 Ye know that ye were Genye drink it, in remembrance tiles, carried away unto these of me. dumb idols, even as ye were

26 For as often as ye eat led. this bread, and drink this cup, 3 Wherefore I give you to ye do shew the Lord's death till understand, that no man speakhe come. ing by the Spirit of God, calleth 27 Wherefore, whosoever shall Jesus accursed: and that no eat this bread, and drink this man can say that Jesus is

Natural and mystical body.

15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore

6 And there are diversities not of the body? of operations, but it is the same 17 If the whole body were an God which worketh all in all. eye, where were the hearing?

7 But the manifestation of the If the whole were hearing, where Spirit is given to every man to were the smelling? profit withal.

18 But now hath God set the

8 For to one is given by the members every one of them in Spirit the word of wisdom; to the body, as it hath pleased another, the word of knowledge him.

by the same Spirit;

19 And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 But now are they many

9 To another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; members, yet but one body.

10 To another, the working 21 And the eye cannot say of miracles; to another, pro- unto the hand, I have no need phecy; to another, discerning of thee: nor again the head to of spirits; to another, divers the feet, I have no need of you. kinds of tongues; to another, 22 Nay, much more those the interpretation of tongues: members of the body, which 11 But all these worketh that seem to be more feeble, are one and the self-same Spirit, necessary :

dividing to every man severally as he will.

23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less

12 For as the body is one, honourable, upon these we beand hath many members, and stow more abundant honour; all the members of that one and our uncomely parts have body, being many, are one more abundant comeliness. body: so also is Christ.

24 For our comely parts have

13 For by one Spirit are we no need: but God hath tempered all baptized into one body, the body together, having given whether we be Jews or Gentiles, more abundant honour to that whether we be bond or free; and part which lacked :

!

I. CORINTHIANS,

The excellency and
praises of charity.
26 And whether one member is kind; charity envieth not;
suffer, all the members suffer charity vaunteth not itself, is
with it; or one member be not puffed up,
honoured, all the members re- 5 Doth not behave itself un-
joice with it.
seemly, seeketh not her own,
27 Now ye are the body of is not easily provoked, thinketh
Christ, and members in parti- no evil;
cular.

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity,

28 And God hath set some in but rejoiceth in the truth; the church, first apostles, secon- 7 Beareth all things, believeth darily prophets, thirdly teachers, all things, hopeth all things, after that miracles, then gifts of endureth all things. healings, helps, governments, 8 Charity never faileth: but diversities of tongues. whether there be prophecies,

29 Are all apostles? are all they shall fail; whether there be prophets? are all teachers? are tongues, they shall cease; whe all workers of miracles ? ther there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

31 But covet earnestly the best gifts. And yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

CHAP. XIII.

The praise of charity.

I speak with the
THOUGH
tongues of men and of an-
gels, and have not charity, I am
become as sounding brass, or a
tinkling cymbal.

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face

2 And though I have the gift to face: now I know in part; of prophecy, and understand all but then shall I know even as mysteries, and all knowledge; also I am known.

and though I have all faith, so 13 And now abideth faith, that I could remove mountains, hope, charity, these three; but and have not charity, I am the greatest of these is charity. nothing.

and

CHAP. XIV.

3 And though I bestow all Prophecy commended. my goods to feed the poor, though

FOLLOW after charity, and I give my body to be desire spiritual gifts, burned, and have not charity, rather that ye may prophesy. it profiteth me nothing.

2 For he that speaketh in an

4 Charity suffereth long, and unknown tongue, speaketh not

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CHAP. XIV.

the gift of tongues.

Prophecy preferred before unto men, but unto God: for no the meaning of the voice, I shall man understandeth him; how-be unto him that speaketh a beit in the spirit he speaketh barbarian, and he that speaketh mysteries. shall be a barbarian unto me.

3 But he that prophesieth, 12 Even so ye, forasmuch as speaketh unto men to edification, ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, and exhortation, and comfort. seek that ye may excel to the 4 He that speaketh in an un- edifying of the church. known tongue edifieth himself; 13 Wherefore, let him that. but he that prophesieth edifieth speaketh in an unknown tongue, the church. pray that he may interpret.

5 I would that ye all spake 14 For if I pray in an unknown with tongues, but rather that ye tongue, my spirit prayeth, but prophesied: for greater is he my understanding is unfruitful. that prophesieth than he that 15 What is it then? I will speaketh with tongues, except pray with the spirit, and I will he interpret, that the church pray with the understanding almay receive edifying. so: I will sing with the spirit,

6 Now, brethren, if I come and I will sing with the underunto you speaking with tongues, standing also. what shall I profit you, except 16 Else, when thou shalt I shall speak to you either by bless with the spirit, how shall revelation, or by knowledge, or he that occupieth the room of by prophesying, or by doctrine? the unlearned say Amen at thy 7 And even things without giving of thanks, seeing he life giving sound, whether pipe understandeth not what thou or harp, except they give a dis- sayest?

tinction in the sounds, how shall 17 For thou verily givest it be known what is piped or thanks well, but the other is harped?

not edified.

8 For if the trumpet give an 18 I thank my God, I speak uncertain sound, who shall pre-with tongues more than ye all : pare himself to the battle? 19 Yet in the church I had

9 So likewise ye, except ye rather speak five words with my utter by the tongue words easy understanding, that by my voice to be understood, how shall it I might teach others also, than be known what is spoken? for ten thousand words in an unye shall speak into the air. known tongue.

10 There are, it may be, so 20 Brethren, be not children many kinds of voices in the in understanding: howbeit, in world, and none of them is malice be ye children, but in without signification.

understanding be men.

11 Therefore, if I know not 21 In the law it is written,

of spiritual gifts.

Directions for the exercise I. CORINTHIANS, With men of other tongues and the church; and let him speak other lips will I speak unto this to himself, and to God. people; and yet for all that 29 Let the prophets speak will they not hear me, saith the two or three, and let the other Lord.

judge.

22 Wherefore tongues are for 30 If any thing be revealed to a sign, not to them that believe, another that sitteth by, let the but to them that believe not: first hold his peace. but prophesying serveth not for 31 For ye may all prophesy them that believe not, but for one by one, that all may learn, them which believe. and all may be comforted.

23 If therefore the whole 32 And the spirits of the church be come together into prophets are subject to the one place, and all speak with prophets.

tongues, and there come in 33 For God is not the author those that are unlearned, or un- of confusion, but of peace, as in believers, will they not say that all churches of the saints. ye are mad?

34 Let your women keep si

24 But if all prophesy, and lence in the churches; for it is there come in one that believeth not permitted unto them to not, or one unlearned, he is speak: but they are commanded convinced of all, he is judged to be under obedience, as also

of all:

saith the law.

25 And thus are the secrets 35 And if they will learn any of his heart made manifest; and thing, let them ask their husso falling down on his face, he bands at home; for it is a shame will worship God, and report for women to speak in the church. that God is in you of a truth. 36 What! came the word of

26 How is it then, brethren? God out from you? or came it when ye come together, every unto you only? one of you hath a psalm, hath 37 If any man think himself a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath to be a prophet, or spiritual, let a revelation, hath an interpreta-him acknowledge that the things tion. Let all things be done that I write unto you are the unto edifying. commandments of the Lord.

27 If any man speak in an 38 But if any man be ignounknown tongue, let it be by two, rant, let him be ignorant. or at the most by three, and 39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

that by course; and let one interpret.

28 But if there be no inter

40 Let all things be done

preter, let him keep silence in decently, and in order.