Passage

1 Corinthians 14.1

Book: 1 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

1. Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation. (1 Corinthians 14:1-3, ASV)

WEB

1. Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries. 3. But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation. (1 Corinthians 14:1-3, WEB)

KJV

1. Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. ^{understandeth: Gr. heareth} 3. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. (1 Corinthians 14:1-3, KJV)

YLT

1. Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,

for he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue, to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets; 3. and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort; (1 Corinthians 14:1-3, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

G0026 - agape, agape, Strong's G0026

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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