1 Corinthians 14:39
Modern Translations
New International Version
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

New Living Translation
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking in tongues.

English Standard Version
So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

Berean Study Bible
So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

NASB 1995
Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.

NASB 1977
Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.

Amplified Bible
Therefore, believers, desire earnestly to prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people], and do not forbid speaking in unknown tongues.

Christian Standard Bible
So then, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in other languages.

Contemporary English Version
My friends, be eager to prophesy and don't stop anyone from speaking languages that others don't know.

Good News Translation
So then, my friends, set your heart on proclaiming God's message, but do not forbid the speaking in strange tongues.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So, brothers and sisters, desire to speak what God has revealed, and don't keep anyone from speaking in other languages.

International Standard Version
Therefore, my brothers, desire the ability to prophesy, and do not prevent others from speaking in foreign languages.

NET Bible
So then, brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid anyone from speaking in tongues.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

New King James Version
Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore, brethren, be eager to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

New Heart English Bible
Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

World English Bible
Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages.

American King James Version
Why, brothers, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

American Standard Version
Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

A Faithful Version
So then, brethren, desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in foreign languages.

Darby Bible Translation
So that, brethren, desire to prophesy, and do not forbid the speaking with tongues.

English Revised Version
Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak in languages.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Wherefore, brethren, couet to prophecie, and forbid not to speake languages.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Wherfore brethren, couet to prophesie, and forbyd not to speake with tongues.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Wherfore brethren, couet to prophecye, and forbyd not to speake with tunges.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Wherfore brethren covet to prophesye and forbyd not to speake with tonges.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
so that, brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues;

Berean Literal Bible
So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.

Young's Literal Translation
so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid;

Smith's Literal Translation
Therefore, brethren, be zealous to prophesy, and hinder not to speak in tongues.

Literal Emphasis Translation
So then, my brothers, be zealously earnest to prophesy, and do not hinder to speak with tongues.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore, brethren, be zealous to prophesy; and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so, brothers, be zealous to prophesy, and do not prohibit speaking in tongues.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Be zealous therefore, my brethren, to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in languages.

Lamsa Bible
Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not prohibit speaking in unknown tongues.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Wherefore, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Godbey New Testament
So, my brethren, be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues;

Haweis New Testament
Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Mace New Testament
wherefore, brethren, zealously exercise the gift of prophecy, and don't prohibit those that speak in an unknown language.

Weymouth New Testament
The conclusion, my brethren, is this. Be earnestly ambitious to prophesy, and do not check speaking with tongues;

Worrell New Testament
So then, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Worsley New Testament
Wherefore, my brethren, be most desirous to prophesy, and yet forbid not to speak with tongues:
















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