1 Corinthians 14:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²¹ In the law it is written, “By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, yet even then they will not listen to me,” says the Lord.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ It is written in the Law, By men of strange languages and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and not even then will they listen to Me, says the Lord. [Isa. 28:11, 12.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

Common English Bible

²¹ In the Law it is written: “I will speak to this people with foreign languages and foreigners’ lips, but they will not even listen to me this way”, says the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ It is written in the law: "I will speak to this people with other tongues and other lips, and even so, they will not heed me, says the Lord."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ In the law it is written: In other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; and neither so will they hear me, saith the Lord.

1 Corinthians 14:21 Cross References

Jeremiah 5:15

I am going to bring upon you a nation from far away, O house of Israel, says the Lord. It is an enduring nation; it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say.

John 10:34

Jesus answered, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?

Acts 2:4

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

Romans 3:19

Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

1 Corinthians 14:34

Women should be silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak but should be subordinate, as the law also says.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the end of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you do not understand,