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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* let \w your|strong="G2532"\w* desires \w be|strong="G2532"\w* turned \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w more|strong="G2089"\w* \w important|strong="G3173"\w* \w things|strong="G3173"\w* given \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Spirit. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2206"\w* pointing out \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* better \w way|strong="G3598"\w*.<pb/>


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\w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w make|strong="G3361"\w* \w use|strong="G2192"\w* \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w* \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w angels|strong="G0032"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*, \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w am|strong="G2192"\w* like sounding brass, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* loud-tongued bell.


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\w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* prophet's power, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w* \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* secret \w things|strong="G3956"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w by|strong="G3735"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w mountains|strong="G3735"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* moved \w from|strong="G3361"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* place, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*, \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w*.


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\w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w give|strong="G5595"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* goods \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* poor, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w give|strong="G5595"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w burned|strong="G2545"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*, \w it|strong="G1437"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w profit|strong="G5623"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.


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\w Love|strong="G0026"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* tired \w of|strong="G0026"\w* waiting; \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w kind|strong="G5541"\w*; \w love|strong="G0026"\w* has \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w envy|strong="G2206"\w*; \w love|strong="G0026"\w* has \w no|strong="G3756"\w* high opinion \w of|strong="G0026"\w* itself, \w love|strong="G0026"\w* has \w no|strong="G3756"\w* pride;


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Love's ways \w are|strong="G3588"\w* ever fair, \w it|strong="G1438"\w* takes \w no|strong="G3756"\w* thought \w for|strong="G2212"\w* \w itself|strong="G1438"\w*; \w it|strong="G1438"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* quickly \w made|strong="G2212"\w* angry, \w it|strong="G1438"\w* takes \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w account|strong="G3049"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w*;


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\w It|strong="G1161"\w* takes \w no|strong="G3756"\w* pleasure \w in|strong="G1909"\w* wrongdoing, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* has \w joy|strong="G4796"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w*;


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Love \w has|strong="G4100"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* power \w of|strong="G3956"\w* undergoing \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, having \w faith|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w hoping|strong="G1679"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*.


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\w Though|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* prophet's word \w may|strong="G0026"\w* come \w to|strong="G3973"\w* \w an|strong="G1161"\w* \w end|strong="G2673"\w*, \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w* come \w to|strong="G3973"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3763"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* no more value, \w love|strong="G0026"\w* has no \w end|strong="G2673"\w*.


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\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* knowledge \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w part|strong="G3313"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* prophet's word gives \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w part|strong="G3313"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w what|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* true:


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w complete|strong="G5046"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w then|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1537"\w* \w part|strong="G3313"\w* \w will|strong="G2064"\w* be no longer necessary.


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\w When|strong="G3753"\w* \w I|strong="G3753"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w child|strong="G3516"\w*, \w I|strong="G3753"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w use|strong="G2673"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* child's language, \w I|strong="G3753"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* child's feelings \w and|strong="G0435"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* child's thoughts: \w now|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w I|strong="G3753"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w*, \w I|strong="G3753"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w put|strong="G1096"\w* \w away|strong="G2673"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G2980"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w child|strong="G3516"\w*.


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\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G0991"\w* \w things|strong="G2531"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* glass, darkly; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w*: \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* knowledge \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w part|strong="G3313"\w*; \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G5119"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* complete, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* God's knowledge \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w me|strong="G1223"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G3778"\w* still \w have|strong="G5140"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w hope|strong="G1680"\w*, \w love|strong="G0026"\w*, \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w*; \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w greatest|strong="G3173"\w* \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*.<pb/>


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Go \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*; \w still|strong="G3123"\w* desiring \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G4152"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Spirit gives, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w most|strong="G3123"\w* \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* you \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* prophet's power.


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\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* makes use \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w talking|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w* \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*; \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sense \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w saying|strong="G2980"\w*; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w talking|strong="G2980"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* secret \w things|strong="G2980"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* word \w of|strong="G0444"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* prophet gives \w men|strong="G0444"\w* knowledge \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w comfort|strong="G3874"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* strength.


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\w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* makes use \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w* \w may|strong="G1577"\w* do good \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* gives \w the|strong="G3588"\w* prophet's word \w does|strong="G2980"\w* good \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*.


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\w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w though|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w desire|strong="G2309"\w* \w for|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* power \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w would|strong="G2309"\w* give \w me|strong="G2983"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* pleasure \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* hearing \w the|strong="G3956"\w* prophet's word \w from|strong="G2228"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*; \w for|strong="G2443"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w greater|strong="G3173"\w* thing \w than|strong="G2228"\w* using \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* sense \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* given \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* same \w time|strong="G3173"\w*, \w for|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* good \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w*, \w now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* using \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w*, \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w profit|strong="G5623"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w it|strong="G1437"\w* \w be|strong="G3568"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w give|strong="G2064"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w a|strong="G1437"\w* \w revelation|strong="G0602"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* word \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* prophet, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w*?


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\w Even|strong="G1437"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w without|strong="G3361"\w* life, \w having|strong="G2228"\w* \w a|strong="G1437"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*, such as \w a|strong="G1437"\w* music-pipe \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w other|strong="G2228"\w* instrument, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w they|strong="G1437"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w out|strong="G1325"\w* different \w sounds|strong="G5456"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w may|strong="G1325"\w* \w be|strong="G2228"\w* certain \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* being \w played|strong="G0832"\w*?


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\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* war-horn \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w out|strong="G1325"\w* \w an|strong="G1325"\w* uncertain note, \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* get ready \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* fight?


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\w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* using \w a|strong="G1510"\w* strange \w tongue|strong="G1100"\w*, \w say|strong="G2980"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* sense, \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w anyone|strong="G1437"\w* \w take|strong="G1097"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w saying|strong="G2980"\w*? \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w talking|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w air|strong="G0109"\w*.


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\w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w*, \w it|strong="G1510"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* number \w of|strong="G5456"\w* different \w voices|strong="G5456"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w without|strong="G2532"\w* sense.


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\w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sense \w of|strong="G1411"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* clear \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* like \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G3361"\w* \w from|strong="G5456"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* strange country \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w talking|strong="G2980"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.


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\w For|strong="G2443"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w reason|strong="G1352"\w*, \w let|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* man \w who|strong="G3588"\w* has \w the|strong="G3588"\w* power \w of|strong="G3588"\w* using \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w* \w make|strong="G4336"\w* request \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G1352"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w*, \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* same time, be able \w to|strong="G2443"\w* give \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sense.


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\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w make|strong="G4336"\w* use \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w tongues|strong="G1100"\w* \w in|strong="G1161"\w* my \w prayers|strong="G4336"\w*, my \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* makes \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prayer|strong="G4336"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* my \w mind|strong="G3563"\w*.


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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the harmony of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.


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