In the same way, since you're so desirous of spiritual gifts, you must keep on desiring them for building up the church.

For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense.

If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or simple person come in, he is convicted of all, he is judged of all;

If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be limited to two or at the most three, and each one speaking in turn, and one must interpret [what is said].

And if anything is revealed to some one else who is seated there, let the first be silent.

For you can all preach in turn, so that all may learn some lesson and all receive encouragement.

If any one seem to be a prophet, or acted by the Spirit, let him acknowlege that what I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.

To sum up, my brothers. Set your heart on the prophetic gift, and do not put any check upon speaking in 'tongues';

by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the same word which I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain.

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

For as all people die [physically] in [their relationship to] Adam, so also will all people be made alive [physically] in [their relationship to] Christ. [Note: However, some view "made alive" as referring to the new spiritual life given to believers].

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in a state of decay, it is raised free from decay;

In the same way also it is written, "The first man Adam became a living animal"; the last Adam is a life-giving Spirit.

And in the same way as we have taken on us the image of the man from the earth, so we will take on us the image of the one from heaven.

Now concerning the money collected for [the relief of] the saints [in Jerusalem], you are to do the same as I directed the churches of Galatia to do.

On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income and save it to the extent that God has blessed you, so that a collection will not have to be made when I come.

And, when I arrive, whomsoever ye may approve, the same will I send with letters to carry your bounty to Jerusalem;

if the sum makes it worth my while to go too, they shall accompany me.

and I shall make some stay with you perhaps, or even spend the winter with you, in order that you may help me forward, whichever way I travel.

For I do not wish to see you right now just in passing, but I hope to remain with you for some time [later on], if the Lord permits.

No one, therefore, should slight him. See him safely on his way to me, for I am expecting him with some of our Brothers.

The Churches in the province of Asia send you greetings; and Aquila and Prisca, in hearty Christian love, do the same, together with the Church which meets at their house.

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, the same be anathema. Maranatha.