1 Corinthians 14:14

A Conservative Version

For if I pray in a tongue my spirit prays, but my intellect is unfruitful.

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For he who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men, but to God, for no man hears, but in spirit he speaks mysteries.

Yet in an assembly I would rather speak five words with my intellect, so that I might also make others understand, than countless words in a tongue.

Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret.