Modern Translations New International VersionTherefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. New Living Translation So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking in tongues. English Standard Version So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. Berean Study Bible So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. New American Standard Bible Therefore, my brothers and sisters, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. NASB 1995 Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. NASB 1977 Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. Amplified Bible Therefore, believers, desire earnestly to prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people], and do not forbid speaking in unknown tongues. Christian Standard Bible So then, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in other languages. Contemporary English Version My friends, be eager to prophesy and don't stop anyone from speaking languages that others don't know. Good News Translation So then, my friends, set your heart on proclaiming God's message, but do not forbid the speaking in strange tongues. GOD'S WORD® Translation So, brothers and sisters, desire to speak what God has revealed, and don't keep anyone from speaking in other languages. International Standard Version Therefore, my brothers, desire the ability to prophesy, and do not prevent others from speaking in foreign languages. NET Bible So then, brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid anyone from speaking in tongues. Classic Translations King James BibleWherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. New King James Version Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues. King James 2000 Bible Therefore, brethren, be eager to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. New Heart English Bible Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. World English Bible Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages. American King James Version Why, brothers, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. American Standard Version Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. A Faithful Version So then, brethren, desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in foreign languages. Darby Bible Translation So that, brethren, desire to prophesy, and do not forbid the speaking with tongues. English Revised Version Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak in languages. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Wherefore, brethren, couet to prophecie, and forbid not to speake languages. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Wherfore brethren, couet to prophesie, and forbyd not to speake with tongues. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Wherfore brethren, couet to prophecye, and forbyd not to speake with tunges. Tyndale Bible of 1526 Wherfore brethren covet to prophesye and forbyd not to speake with tonges. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionso that, brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues; Berean Literal Bible So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. Young's Literal Translation so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid; Smith's Literal Translation Therefore, brethren, be zealous to prophesy, and hinder not to speak in tongues. Literal Emphasis Translation So then, my brothers, be zealously earnest to prophesy, and do not hinder to speak with tongues. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWherefore, brethren, be zealous to prophesy; and forbid not to speak with tongues. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, brothers, be zealous to prophesy, and do not prohibit speaking in tongues. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishBe zealous therefore, my brethren, to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in languages. Lamsa Bible Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not prohibit speaking in unknown tongues. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentWherefore, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. Godbey New Testament So, my brethren, be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues; Haweis New Testament Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. Mace New Testament wherefore, brethren, zealously exercise the gift of prophecy, and don't prohibit those that speak in an unknown language. Weymouth New Testament The conclusion, my brethren, is this. Be earnestly ambitious to prophesy, and do not check speaking with tongues; Worrell New Testament So then, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. Worsley New Testament Wherefore, my brethren, be most desirous to prophesy, and yet forbid not to speak with tongues:     |