25 [a]And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report (A)that God is truly among you.

Order in Church Meetings

26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, (B)has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. (C)Let all things be done for [b]edification. 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:25 NU omits And thus
  2. 1 Corinthians 14:26 building up

25 as the secrets(A) of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”(B)

Good Order in Worship

26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters?(C) When you come together, each of you(D) has a hymn,(E) or a word of instruction,(F) a revelation, a tongue(G) or an interpretation.(H) Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.(I) 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret.

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