1 Corinthians 14:39
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 14
“Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.”1 Corinthians 14:39
What Does 1 Corinthians 14:39 Mean?
1 Corinthians 14:39 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 14, verse 39 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Spiritual Gifts.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 14:39 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 12:10“To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:”1 Corinthians 14:1“Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.”1 Corinthians 12:31“But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”1 Thessalonians 5:20“Despise not prophesyings.”1 Corinthians 14:3“But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.”1 Corinthians 14:5“I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.”1 Corinthians 14:24“But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:”1 Corinthians 14:29“Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.”1 Corinthians 13:2“And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”1 Corinthians 13:8“Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
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