1 Corinthians 14:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ Those who speak in a tongue build up themselves, but those who prophesy build up the church.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ He who speaks in a [strange] tongue edifies and improves himself, but he who prophesies [interpreting the divine will and purpose and teaching with inspiration] edifies and improves the church and promotes growth [in Christian wisdom, piety, holiness, and happiness].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Common English Bible

⁴ People who speak in a tongue build up themselves; those who prophesy build up the church.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Whoever speaks in tongues edifies himself. But whoever prophesies edifies the Church.

1 Corinthians 14:4 Cross References

1 Corinthians 14:22

Tongues, then, are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers.

1 Corinthians 14:26

What should be done then, my brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.

Mark 16:17

And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

1 Corinthians 14:12

So with yourselves: since you are striving after spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them for building up the church.

1 Corinthians 14:5

Now I would like all of you to speak in tongues but even more to prophesy. One who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.

1 Corinthians 14:3

But those who prophesy speak to other people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.

1 Corinthians 13:2

And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.

Romans 14:19

Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

1 Corinthians 12:10

to another the working of powerful deeds, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:28

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues.

1 Corinthians 13:1

If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.