Verse 11

1 Corinthians 14:11

Young's Literal Translation

11 if, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him who is speaking a foreigner, and he who is speaking, is to me a foreigner;
Original Language Text
greek
ἐὰν οὖν μὴ εἰδῶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς φωνῆς, ἔσομαι τῷ λαλοῦντι βάρβαρος καὶ ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ βάρβαρος.
English Translation
If therefore I do not know the power of the voice, I will be to the one speaking a barbarian, and the one speaking will be a barbarian to me.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
1 Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, Focus ↗
2 for he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue -- to men he doth not speak, but to God (Elohim), for... Focus ↗
3 and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort; Focus ↗
4 he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembl... Focus ↗
5 and I wish you all to speak with tongues, and more that ye may prophecy, for greater is he who is pr... Focus ↗
6 And now, brethren, if I may come unto you speaking tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall... Focus ↗
7 yet the things without life giving sound -- whether pipe or harp -- if a difference in the sounds th... Focus ↗
8 for if also an uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who shall prepare himself for battle? Focus ↗
9 so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give -- how shall that which... Focus ↗
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is unmeaning, Focus ↗
11 if, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him who is speaking a foreigner, and h...
12 so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly... Focus ↗
13 wherefore he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue -- let him pray that he may interpret; Focus ↗
14 for if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit doth pray, and my understanding is unfruitful. Focus ↗
15 What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray also with the understanding; I will si... Focus ↗
16 since, if thou mayest bless with the spirit, he who is filling the place of the unlearned, how shall... Focus ↗
17 for thou, indeed, dost give thanks well, but the other is not built up! Focus ↗
18 I give thanks to my God (Elohim) -- more than you all with tongues speaking -- Focus ↗
19 but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instr... Focus ↗
20 Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understa... Focus ↗
21 in the law it hath been written, that, 'With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this... Focus ↗
22 so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophesy [... Focus ↗
23 If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongu... Focus ↗
24 and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all... Focus ↗
25 and so the secrets of his heart become manifest, and so having fallen upon [his] face, he will bow b... Focus ↗
26 What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching,... Focus ↗
27 if an [unknown] tongue any one do speak, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one... Focus ↗
28 and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak,... Focus ↗
29 And prophets -- let two or three speak, and let the others discern, Focus ↗
30 and if to another sitting [anything] may be revealed, let the first be silent; Focus ↗
31 for ye are able, one by one, all to prophesy, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted, Focus ↗
32 and the spiritual gift of prophets to prophets are subject, Focus ↗
33 for God (Elohim) is not [a God (Elohim)] of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the sa... Focus ↗
34 Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, bu... Focus ↗
35 and if they wish to learn anything, at home their own husbands let them question, for it is a shame... Focus ↗
36 From you did the word of God (Elohim) come forth? or to you alone did it come? Focus ↗
37 if any one doth think to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to... Focus ↗
38 and if any one is ignorant -- let him be ignorant; Focus ↗
39 so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid; Focus ↗
40 let all things be done decently and in order. Focus ↗