Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret.
1 Corinthians 14:14 - New Revised Standard Version For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive. 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, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret.
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.
For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit.