that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
1 Corinthians 14:19 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Nevertheless, in public worship, I would rather say five words with my understanding and intelligently in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a [strange] tongue (language). American Standard Version (1901) howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. Common English Bible But in the church I’d rather speak five words in my right mind than speak thousands of words in a tongue so that I can teach others. Catholic Public Domain Version But in the Church, I prefer to speak five words from my mind, so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in tongues. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also; than ten thousand words in a tongue. |
that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.