1 Love, then, is what you should try for. And you should truly want to have the spiritual gifts. And the gift you should want most is to be able to prophesy.
2 I will explain why. One who has the gift of speaking in a different language is not speaking to people. He is speaking to God. No one understands him—he is speaking secret things through the Spirit.
3 But one who prophesies is speaking to people. He gives people strength, encouragement, and comfort.
4 The one who speaks in a different language is helping only himself. But the one who prophesies is helping the whole church.