⁵ I would like every one of you to speak in tongues,^[a] but I would rather have you prophesy.^(A) The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues,^[b] unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.^(B)

¹³ For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.^(A)

²⁷ If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret.

²⁸ If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.