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

¹⁴ For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit [by the Holy Spirit within me] prays, but my mind is unproductive [it bears no fruit and helps nobody].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind isn’t productive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ So, if I pray in tongues, my spirit prays, but my mind is without fruit.

1 Corinthians 14:14 Cross References

1 Corinthians 14:2

For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God, for no one understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:19

nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

1 Corinthians 14:13

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