1 Corinthians 14:19

Plain English Version

But if I talk in a church meeting, I want to tell people more about God, and I want them to understand my words. So, I reckon, if I say 5 words that they can understand, that is better than if I say 10,000 words in a special language that they can’t understand.

Cross References

Luke 1:4

You already heard some of this, but I want you to know the right story, and I want you to be sure about it.

1 Corinthians 14:18

I thank God that I talk in special languages more than any of you.

1 Corinthians 14:20

My Christian friends, don’t be like little kids in the way you think. You know, little kids don’t know much about anything. They don’t understand really bad things. So whenever you think about bad things, be like little kids. But whenever you think about anything else, be grown up people. Think properly and understand things properly.

1 Corinthians 14:4

You see, a person that talks in a special language helps only themselves. But a person that tells messages from God helps all the people in the church to get strong.