Thereforeencourageone anotherand buildup oneanother,justas you alsoare doing.
So thenwe pursuethe things which make for peaceand the buildingup of one another.
And concerningyou, my brethren,I myselfalsoam convincedthat you yourselvesare fullof goodness,filledwith allknowledgeand ablealsoto admonishone another.
Eachof us is to pleasehis neighborfor his good,to his edification.
Allthingsare lawful,but not allthingsare profitable.All thingsare lawful,but not all thingsedify.
Soalsoyou, sinceyou are zealousof spiritual[gifts], seekto aboundfor the edificationof the church.
Let twoorthreeprophetsspeak,and let the otherspass judgment.
NowI wishthat you allspokein tongues,but [even] morethat you would prophesy;and greateris one who prophesiesthanone who speaksin tongues,unlesshe interprets,sothat the churchmay receiveedifying.
All this timeyou have been thinkingthat we are defendingourselves to you. [Actually], it is in the sightof Godthat we have been speakingin Christ;and allfor your upbuilding,beloved.
for the equippingof the saintsfor the workof service,to the buildingup of the bodyof Christ;
from whomthe wholebody,being fittedand held togetherby whateveryjointsupplies,accordingto the properworkingof eachindividualpart,causesthe growthof the bodyfor the buildingup of itselfin love.
Let nounwholesomewordproceedfrom your mouth,but onlysuch[a word] as is goodfor edificationaccording to the need[of the moment], sothat it will givegraceto thosewho hear.
for indeedyou do practiceit towardallthe brethrenwhoare in allMacedonia.But we urgeyou, brethren,to excelstill more,
Thereforecomfortone anotherwith thesewords.
norto pay attentionto mythsand endlessgenealogies,whichgive riseto mere speculationratherthan[furthering] the administrationof Godwhich is by faith.
not forsakingour ownassembling together,as is the habitof some,but encouraging[one another]; and allthe moreas you seethe daydrawing near.
But encourageone anotherdayafterday,as longas it is [still] called"Today,"sothat noneof you will be hardenedby the deceitfulnessof sin.
Therefore,I will alwaysbe readyto remindyou of these things,even thoughyou [already] know[them], and have been establishedin the truthwhich is presentwith [you].
But you, beloved,buildingyourselvesup on your mostholyfaith,prayingin the HolySpirit,
