1 Corinthians 14:31

King James Version

For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
You can all prophesy one after the other. This way everyone can be taught and encouraged.

Revised Standard Version
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For ye maye all prophesy one by one that all maye learne and all maye have comforte.

Hebrew Names Version
For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.

International Standard Version
For everyone can prophesy in turn, so that everyone can be instructed and everyone can be encouraged.

New American Standard Bible
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted;

New Century Version
You can all prophesy one after the other. In this way all the people can be taught and encouraged.

Update Bible Version
For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted;

Webster's Bible Translation
For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

English Standard Version
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged,

World English Bible
For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

Weymouth's New Testament
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For ye moun `prophecie alle, ech bi hym silf, that alle men lerne, and alle moneste.

English Revised Version
For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted;

Berean Standard Bible
For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.

Contemporary English Version
Let only one person speak at a time, then all of you will learn something and be encouraged.

Amplified Bible
For [in this way] you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may be instructed and everyone may be encouraged;

American Standard Version
For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted;

Bible in Basic English
For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;

Complete Jewish Bible
For you can all prophesy one by one, with the result that all will learn something and all will be encouraged.

Darby Translation
For ye can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all be encouraged.

Etheridge Translation
For one by one you can all prophesy, that each may learn, and each be edified.

Murdock Translation
For ye can all prophesy, one by one; so that every one may learn, and every one be comforted.

King James Version (1611)
For yee may all prophesie one by one, that all may learne, and all may be comforted.

New Living Translation
In this way, all who prophesy will have a turn to speak, one after the other, so that everyone will learn and be encouraged.

New Life Bible
All of you can speak God's Word, but only one person at a time. In that way, all of you can learn and be helped.

New Revised Standard
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For ye may all prophecie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.

George Lamsa Translation
For you may all prophesy one by one, so that every one may learn, and every one be comforted.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, one by one, ye can, all, be prophesying, - that, all, may learn, and, all, be encouraged.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For you may all prophesy, one by one, that all may learn and all may be exhorted.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For ye may all prophesie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.

Good News Translation
All of you may proclaim God's message, one by one, so that everyone will learn and be encouraged.

Christian Standard Bible®
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and everyone may be encouraged.

Lexham English Bible
For you are all able to prophesy in turn, in order that all may learn and all may be encouraged,

Literal Translation
For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be encouraged.

Young's Literal Translation
for ye are able, one by one, all to prophesy, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye maye all prophecye one after another that they all maye lerne, and that all maye haue comforte.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may receive instruction and exhortation.

New English Translation
For you can all prophesy one after another, so all can learn and be encouraged.

New King James Version
For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Take turns. It ain't a competition between two preachers, it's for the benefit of all in attendance. Everyone should be taught and inspired while they are there.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted;

Legacy Standard Bible
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted.

Contextual Overview

²⁶ How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. ²⁷ If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. ²⁸ But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. ²⁹ Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. ³⁰ If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. ³¹ For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. ³² And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. ³³ For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all may learn: 1 Corinthians 14:3, 1 Corinthians 14:19, 1 Corinthians 14:35, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 9:9, Ephesians 4:11, Ephesians 4:12

all may be: Romans 1:12, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 7:6, 2 Corinthians 7:7, Ephesians 6:22, 1 Thessalonians 4:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:14

Reciprocal: Romans 12:6 - whether 1 Corinthians 12:10 - prophecy

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For ye may all prophesy one by one,.... Not every member of the church, but everyone that had the gift of prophecy; so that they were not confined to two or three prophets at a meeting, but as many as would, or as had anything to deliver, and as time would allow; only care must be taken that confusion be avoided, and order preserved by exercising in turns one after another. This was agreeably to the custom of the Jewish synagogue, in which more might read and speak, though but one at a time; for

"it is forbidden to read in the book of the law, except one only, that all may hearken, and be silent, that so they may hear the words from his mouth, as if they had heard them that very moment from Mount Sinai.''

So here,

that all may learn; more of the doctrine of Christ, and of the mind and will of God, and attain to a greater knowledge in the mysteries of the Gospel, and in the duties of religion, even prophets and teachers as well as private members and common hearers; for there are none who know ever so much, but are capable of being further taught and instructed, and that sometimes by such whose gifts are interior to them:

and all may be comforted; or exhorted, or receive exhortation. The word used signifies both; and prophecy is useful both for exhortation and comfort, and that both to preachers and people.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For ye may all prophecy ... - There is time enough for all; there is no need of speaking in confusion and disorder. Every person may have an opportunity of expressing his sentiments at the proper time.

That all may learn - In such a manner that there may be edification. This might be done if they would speak one at a time in their proper order.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. For ye may all prophesy one by one — The gifts which God grants are given for the purpose of edification; but there can be no edification where there is confusion; therefore let them speak one by one.