36. Did God’s word originate with you? Are you the only ones it has reached?
37. Whoever thinks that he speaks for God or that he is spiritually gifted must acknowledge that what I write to you is what the Lord commands.
38. But whoever ignores what I write should be ignored.
39. So, brothers and sisters, desire to speak what God has revealed, and don’t keep anyone from speaking in other languages.
40. Everything must be done in a proper and orderly way.