Letters to the Churches

But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, which speaketh languages, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.

Let the Prophets speake two, or three, and let the other iudge.

And if any thing be reueiled to another that sitteth by, let the first holde his peace.

For ye may all prophecie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.

And the spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as we see in all ye Churches of the Saints.

Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth.

And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church.

Came the worde of God out from you? either came it vnto you onely?

If any man thinke him selfe to be a Prophet, or spirituall, let him acknowledge, that the things, that I write vnto you, are the commandements of the Lord.

And if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

Wherefore, brethren, couet to prophecie, and forbid not to speake languages.

Let all things be done honestly, and by order.

Moreouer brethren, I declare vnto you the Gospel, which I preached vnto you, which ye haue also receiued, and wherein ye continue,

And whereby ye are saued, if ye keepe in memorie, after what maner I preached it vnto you, except ye haue beleeued in vaine.

For first of all, I deliuered vnto you that which I receiued, how that Christ died for our sinnes, according to the Scriptures,

And that he was buried, and that he arose the third day, according to the Scriptures,

And that he was seene of Cephas, then of the twelue.

After that, he was seene of more then fiue hudreth brethren at once: whereof many remaine vnto this present, and some also are asleepe.

After that, he was seene of Iames: then of all the Apostles.

And last of all he was seene also of me, as of one borne out of due time.

For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not meete to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God.

But by the grace of God, I am that I am: and his grace which is in me, was not in vaine: but I laboured more aboundantly then they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me.

Wherefore, whether it were I, or they, so we preach, and so haue ye beleeued.

Now if it be preached, that Christ is risen from the dead, how say some among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead?