1 Corinthians 14:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹³ Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Therefore, the person who speaks in an [unknown] tongue should pray [for the power] to interpret and explain what he says.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret.

Common English Bible

¹³ Therefore, those who speak in a tongue should pray to be able to interpret.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ For this reason, too, whoever speaks in tongues, let him pray for the interpretation.

1 Corinthians 14:13 Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:30

Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

Mark 11:24

So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

1 Corinthians 12:10

to another the working of powerful deeds, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

Acts 8:15

The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:14

All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.

1 Corinthians 14:12

So with yourselves: since you are striving after spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them for building up the church.

1 Corinthians 14:14

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.

1 Corinthians 14:26

What should be done then, my brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.