For, in the first place, when you meet as a congregation, I hear that there are cliques among you, and I partly believe it.

Whoever speaks in ecstasy builds up himself alone, but whoever prophesies builds up the congregation too.

I would like for all of you to speak in ecstasy, but I would rather that you prophesy. The man who speaks with real prophetic insight renders greater service than the man who speaks in ecstasy, unless the latter explains it, so the congregation may receive an uplift.

But in the public congregation I would rather speak five words with my mind in action, in order to instruct the people too, than ten thousand words in ecstasy.