1 Follow the way of love. You should also want the gifts the Holy Spirit gives. Most of all, you should want the gift of prophecy.
2 Anyone who speaks in a language he had not known before doesn't speak to people. He speaks only to God. In fact, no one understands that person. What he says with his spirit remains a mystery.
3 But anyone who prophesies speaks to people. He says things to make them stronger, to give them hope and to comfort them.
4 Those who speak in other languages build themselves up. But those who prophesy build up the church.