Therefore the person who speaks in a tongue should pray that he can interpret.
1 Corinthians 14:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. Common English Bible If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind isn’t productive. Catholic Public Domain Version So, if I pray in tongues, my spirit prays, but my mind is without fruit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is without fruit. |
Therefore the person who speaks in a tongue should pray that he can interpret.
yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, in order to teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
For the person who speaks in a tongue , is not speaking to people but to God, since no one understands him; he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.