1 You should seek after love, and you should truly want to have the spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
2 I will explain why. Those who have the gift of speaking in different languages are not speaking to people; they are speaking to God. No one understands them; they are speaking secret things through the Spirit.
3 But those who prophesy are speaking to people to give them strength, encouragement, and comfort.
4 The ones who speak in different languages are helping only themselves, but those who prophesy are helping the whole church.