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Bible in Basic English
But if any man is without knowledge, let him be so.
New American Standard Bible
But if anyone does not recognize this, he
King James Version
But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Holman Bible
But if anyone ignores this, he will be ignored.
International Standard Version
But if anyone ignores this, he should be ignored.
A Conservative Version
But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
American Standard Version
But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Amplified
If anyone does not recognize this [that it is a command of the Lord], he is not recognized [by God].
An Understandable Version
But if any man does not know this, he should remain ignorant. [Note: The Greek may mean, "If any man does not recognize this (truth), he will not be recognized (in the judgment)"].
Anderson New Testament
But if any one be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Common New Testament
But if anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but if he will be blind, I leave him to his blindness.
Darby Translation
But if any be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Godbey New Testament
but if any one ignores, he is ignored.
Goodspeed New Testament
If anyone pays no attention to it, pay no attention to him.
John Wesley New Testament
But if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Julia Smith Translation
And if any is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
King James 2000
But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if anyone ignores [this], he is ignored.
Modern King James verseion
But if any is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But and if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Moffatt New Testament
Anyone who disregards this will be himself disregarded.
Montgomery New Testament
But if any one disregard it he will be disregarded.
NET Bible
If someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.
New Heart English Bible
But if someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.
Noyes New Testament
but if any one be ignorant, let him be ignorant!
Sawyer New Testament
but if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
The Emphasized Bible
But, if anyone knoweth not, he is unknown!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Any one who ignores it may be ignored.
Webster
But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Weymouth New Testament
But if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Williams New Testament
If anyone ignores it, let him ignore it.
World English Bible
But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Worrell New Testament
but, if any is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Worsley New Testament
But if any will be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Youngs Literal Translation
and if any one is ignorant -- let him be ignorant;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 14:38
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Specific Instructions For Orderly Worship Services
37 If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord. 38 But if any man is without knowledge, let him be so. 39 So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.
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Hosea 4:17
Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.
Matthew 7:6
Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
Matthew 15:14
Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.
1 Timothy 6:3-5
If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,
2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;
Revelation 22:11-12
Let the evil man go on in his evil: and let the unclean be still unclean: and let the upright go on in his righteousness: and let the holy be holy still.