So I tell you to ask for things in prayer. And if you believe that you have received those things, then they will be yours.
1 Corinthians 14:13 - Easy To Read Version So the person that has the gift of speaking in a \{different\} language should pray that he can also interpret the things he says. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore, the person who speaks in an [unknown] tongue should pray [for the power] to interpret and explain what he says. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret. Common English Bible Therefore, those who speak in a tongue should pray to be able to interpret. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, too, whoever speaks in tongues, let him pray for the interpretation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And therefore he that speaketh by a tongue, let him pray that he may interpret. |
So I tell you to ask for things in prayer. And if you believe that you have received those things, then they will be yours.
The apostles {\cf2\super [9]} were all together. They were constantly praying with the same purpose. Some women, Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers were there with the apostles.
When Peter and John arrived, they prayed for the Samaritan believers to receive the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [163]}
The Spirit gives to another person the power to do miracles, {\cf2\super [84]} to another person the ability to prophesy, {\cf2\super [85]} to another person the ability to know the difference between good and evil spirits. The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak in different kinds of languages, and to another person the ability to interpret those languages.
Not all people have gifts of healing. Not all people speak in \{different kinds of\} languages. Not all people interpret those languages.
It is the same with you. You want spiritual gifts very much. So try most to have those things that help the church grow stronger.
If I pray in a \{different\} language, then my spirit is praying, but my mind does nothing.
So, brothers and sisters, what should you do? When you meet together, one person has a song, another person has a teaching, another person has a new truth from God, another person speaks in a \{different\} language, and another person interprets that language. The purpose of all these things should be to help \{the church\} grow strong.