Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
King James Version
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Holman Bible
For if I pray in another language, my spirit
International Standard Version
For if I pray in a foreign language, my spirit prays but my mind is not productive.
A Conservative Version
For if I pray in a tongue my spirit prays, but my intellect is unfruitful.
American Standard Version
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Amplified
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive [because it does not understand what my spirit is praying].
An Understandable Version
For if I pray in a language [supernaturally], [it is] my spirit that is praying, but my mind does not understand [what I am saying]. [Note: Here Paul raises an objection to the use of a language without the person knowing what he is saying].
Anderson New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, the spirit which I have prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Bible in Basic English
For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.
Common New Testament
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit indeed prays, but my meaning is of no benefit to others.
Darby Translation
For if I pray with a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Godbey New Testament
For if I pray with a tongue, my spirit is praying, but my mind is not fruitful.
Goodspeed New Testament
For if I pray ecstatically, it is my spirit that prays, but my mind is helping nobody.
John Wesley New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my Spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Julia Smith Translation
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, and my mind is unfruitful.
King James 2000
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.
Modern King James verseion
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If I pray with tongues, my spirit prayeth: but my mind is without fruit.
Moffatt New Testament
For if I pray with a 'tongue,' my spirit prays, no doubt, but my mind is no use to anyone.
Montgomery New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is barren.
NET Bible
If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive.
New Heart English Bible
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Noyes New Testament
For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Sawyer New Testament
For if I pray with a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
The Emphasized Bible
For, if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit, is praying, but, my mind, is unfruitful.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my mind produces no fruit.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If, when praying, I use the gift of 'tongues,' my spirit indeed prays, but my mind is a blank.
Webster
For if I pray in an unknown language, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Weymouth New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is barren.
Williams New Testament
For if I pray in ecstasy, my spirit is praying, but my mind produces no results for anyone.
World English Bible
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Worrell New Testament
For, if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Worsley New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit indeed prayeth, but my meaning is fruitless.
Youngs Literal Translation
for if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit doth pray, and my understanding is unfruitful.
Themes
Interpretation » Of foreign tongues
public Prayer » Should not be made in an unknown language
Prophecy and prophets » Prophesying vs. Tongues
Tongues » Tongues vs. Prophesying
Tongues (the gift) » The miraculous gift granted to some early Christians
Interlinear
Mou
μοῦ
Mou
Usage: 313
Pneuma
De
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 14:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appropriate Use Of Prophecy And Tongues
13 Let the one who speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret what he says. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding (Greek: nous: mind) also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding (mind) also.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:2
For the person who speaks in an unknown tongue does not speak to men, but to God. No man understands him. He speaks secrets by the spirit.
1 Corinthians 14:15-16
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding (Greek: nous: mind) also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding (mind) also.
1 Corinthians 14:19
Yet in the congregation I would rather speak five words with my understanding than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.