Brothers and sisters, I want you to know about the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

弟兄们，论到属灵的恩赐，我不愿意你们不明白。

弟兄们，关于属灵的恩赐，我不愿意你们不明白。

弟兄们，关于属灵的恩赐，我不愿意你们不明白。

弟兄姊妹，谈到圣灵的恩赐，我不希望你们无知。

弟兄们，关于属灵的恩赐，我不愿意你们不明白。

弟兄们，我不愿意你们不明白有关属灵的事。

弟兄們，論到屬靈的恩賜，我不願意你們不明白。

弟兄們，關於屬靈的恩賜，我不願意你們不明白。

弟兄們，關於屬靈的恩賜，我不願意你們不明白。

弟兄姊妹，談到聖靈的恩賜，我不希望你們無知。

弟兄們，關於屬靈的恩賜，我不願意你們不明白。

弟兄們，論到屬靈恩賜的事，我不願意你們不明白。

弟兄們，我不願意你們不明白有關屬靈的事。

兄弟乎、論及神貺、我不欲爾不知、

吾欲兄弟知聖神所賜、

論及聖神恩賜、又作論及感於聖神者我不欲兄弟不明、

關於聖神之靈賦、吾亦不欲兄弟之懵然無知也。

Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.

Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this.

Now concerning spiritual gifts: brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

Now concerning what comes from the Spirit: brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.

Now concerning spiritual[ gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

With regard to spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

There are different kinds of gifts. But they are all given to believers by the same Spirit.There are different ways to serve. But they all come from the same Lord.There are different ways the Spirit works. But the same God is working in all these ways and in all people.The Holy Spirit is given to each of us in a special way. That is for the good of all.To some people the Spirit gives a message of wisdom. To others the same Spirit gives a message of knowledge.To others the same Spirit gives faith. To others that one Spirit gives gifts of healing.To others he gives the power to do miracles. To others he gives the ability to prophesy. To others he gives the ability to tell the spirits apart. To others he gives the ability to speak in different kinds of languages they had not known before. And to still others he gives the ability to explain what was said in those languages.All the gifts are produced by one and the same Spirit. He gives gifts to each person, just as he decides.

Suppose anyone thinks they are a prophet. Or suppose they think they have other gifts given by the Holy Spirit. They should agree that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.

Follow the way of love. You should also want the gifts the Holy Spirit gives. Most of all, you should want the gift of prophecy.Anyone who speaks in a language they had not known before doesn’t speak to people. They speak only to God. In fact, no one understands them. What they say by the Spirit remains a mystery.But the person who prophesies speaks to people. That person prophesies to make people stronger, to give them hope, and to comfort them.Anyone who speaks in other languages builds up only themselves. But the person who prophesies builds up the church.I would like all of you to speak in other languages. But I would rather have you prophesy. The person who prophesies is more helpful than those who speak in other languages. But that is not the case if someone explains what was said in the other languages. Then the whole church can be built up.Brothers and sisters, suppose I were to come to you and speak in other languages. What good would I be to you? None! I would need to come with new truth or knowledge. Or I would need to come with a prophecy or a teaching.Here are some examples. Certain objects make sounds. Take a flute or a harp. No one will know what the tune is unless different notes are played.Also, if the trumpet call isn’t clear, who will get ready for battle?It’s the same with you. You must speak words that people understand. If you don’t, no one will know what you are saying. You will just be speaking into the air.It is true that there are all kinds of languages in the world. And they all have meaning.But if I don’t understand what someone is saying, I am a stranger to the person speaking. And that person is a stranger to me.It’s the same with you. You want the gifts of the Spirit. So try to do your best in using gifts that build up the church.So here is what the person who speaks in languages they had not known before should do. They should pray that they can explain what they say.If I pray in another language, my spirit prays. But my mind does not pray.So what should I do? I will pray with my spirit. But I will also pray with my understanding. I will sing with my spirit. But I will also sing with my understanding.Suppose you are praising God in the Spirit. And suppose there are visitors among you who want to know what’s going on. How can they say“ Amen” when you give thanks? They don’t know what you are saying.You are certainly giving thanks. But no one else is being built up.I thank God that I speak in other languages more than all of you do.

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know what happens to those who die. We don’t want you to mourn, as other people do. They mourn because they don’t have any hope.

So Christ himself gave the gift of the apostles to the church. He gave the prophets and those who preach the good news. And he also gave the pastors and teachers as a gift to the church.

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the hard times we had in Asia Minor. We were having a lot of trouble. It was far more than we could stand. We even thought we were going to die.

Dear friends, here is one thing you must not forget. With the Lord a day is like a thousand years. And a thousand years are like a day.

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know something about our people who lived long ago. They were all led by the cloud. They all walked through the Red Sea.