I Corinthians 14:11
“Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Corinthians 14:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
If, however, I do not happen to know the language, I will be a foreigner to those who speak it, and they will be foreigners to me.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn ich nun die Bedeutung der Stimme nicht weiß, so werde ich dem Redenden ein Barbar sein, und der Redende für mich ein Barbar.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas si yo ignorare el valor de la voz, seré bárbaro al que habla, y el que habla será bárbaro para mí.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Portanto, se eu não souber o propósito da voz, serei estrangeiro para o que fala, e o que fala será estrangeiro para mim.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Todavia, se eu não souber o significado de uma língua, serei um estrangeiro para quem fala, e ele será um estrangeiro para mim.
📖 I Corinthians 14:11 in Context
9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
12Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
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