If then I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks be a foreigner to me.
1 Corinthians 14:10 - The Scriptures 2009 There are, undoubtedly, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without distinct sound. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There are, I suppose, all these many [to us unknown] tongues in the world [somewhere], and none is destitute of [its own power of] expression and meaning. American Standard Version (1901) There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification. Common English Bible It will be as if you are speaking into the air! There are probably many language families in the world, and none of them are without meaning. Catholic Public Domain Version Consider that there are so many different kinds of languages in this world, and yet none is without a voice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There are, for example, so many kinds of tongues in this world; and none is without voice. |
If then I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks be a foreigner to me.
So also you, if you do not give speech by the tongue that is clear, how shall it be known what is spoken? For you shall be speaking into the air.