1 Corinthians 14:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 14:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 14:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 14:5 — KJV
“I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.”
— 1 Corinthians 14:5 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 14:5 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 14:5
“And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My...: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:5: greater, than, may
“Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:5: greater, than, may
“And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:5: would, greater, than
“And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. seem...: Heb. be good in thine eyes”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:5: spake, than, may
“And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:5: would, spake, rather
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