《圣经》（新旧约全书）

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我作孩子的时候，话语像孩子，心思像孩子，意念像孩子。既成了人，就把孩子的事丢弃了。When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

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我们如今彷佛对着镜子观看，馍糊不清。（馍糊不清原文作如同谜）到那时，到那时，就要面对面了。我如今所知道的有限。到那时就全知道，如同主知道我一样。For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

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如今常存的有信，有望，有爱，这三样，其中最大的是爱。And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

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你们要追求爱，也要切慕属灵的恩赐，其中更要羡慕的，是作先知讲道。（原文作是说预言下同）Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

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那说方言的，原不是对人说，乃是对神说。因为没有人听出来。然而他在心灵里，却是讲说各样的奥秘。For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

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但作先知讲道的，是对人说，要造就，安慰，劝勉人。But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

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说方言的，是造就自己。作先知讲道的，乃是造就教会。He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church

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我愿意你们都说方言。更愿意你们作先知讲道。因为说方言的，若不翻出来，使教会被造就，那作先知讲道的，就比他强了。I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

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弟兄们，我到你们那里去，若只说方言，不用启示，或知识，或预言，或教训，给你们讲解，我与你们有什么益处呢。Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

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就是那有声无气的物，或箫，或琴，若发出来的声音，没有分别，怎能知道所吹所弹的是什么呢。And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?