1 Corinthians 14:31

Myles Coverdale Bible

Ye maye all prophecye one after another that they all maye lerne, and that all maye haue comforte.

Parallel Translations

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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.

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.

Young's Literal Translation
for ye are able, one by one, all to prophesy, 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.

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

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.

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

English Standard Version
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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contextual Overview

²⁶ How is it then brethren? Whan ye come together, euery one hath a psalme, hath doctryne, hath a tunge, hath a reuelacion, hath an interpretacion. Let all be done to edifyenge. ²⁷ Yf eny ma speake with tunges, let him do it him selfe beynge the seconde, or at the most him selfe beynge ye thirde, and one after another, and let one interprete it. ²⁸ But yf there be not an interpreter, then let him kepe sylence in the congregacion, howbeit let him speake to himselfe and to God. ²⁹ As for the prophetes, let two or thre speake and let the other iudge. ³⁰ But yf eny reuelacion be made vnto another that sytteth, then let the first holde his peace. ³¹ Ye maye all prophecye one after another that they all maye lerne, and that all maye haue comforte. ³² And the spretes of the prophetes are subiecte vnto the prophetes. ³³ For God is not a God off discension, but off peace, like as in all congregacions off the sayntes.

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.