Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 14:5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 14 in context

Scripture Focus

5I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

1 Corinthians 14:5

Biblical Context

Paul expresses a preference for prophecy over tongues without interpretation, so the church receives edifying meaning. Tongues without interpretation edify only the speaker.

Neville's Inner Vision

I come to see the scene as stages of consciousness. Tongues are the spontaneous songs of a mind in worship; prophecy is the same mind, clarified and released for others. When you imagine that you are the I AM, you do not seek to display mystery but to deliver edifying content that all may grasp. The verse says greater is he who prophesies than he who speaks in tongues, unless there is interpretation. I tell you: interpretation is imagination acting as meaning. The church is not a spectator but a shared state; when your inner message is translated into common truth, the entire collective mind rises. Your 'I' that speaks in prophecy is the living God in you, the portion of God that can be understood by others. Therefore, the key is inner alignment: become the state that speaks with clarity, feel the truth of the message, and trust that others shall be uplifted by its meaning. This is true worship: unity birthed by understanding.

Practice This Now

Act now: assume you are the state of consciousness that speaks prophecy; revise a current doubt into a clear, edifying message and feel it real until it moves your breath.