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"If then I do not know the meaning of a language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me."
— 1 Corinthians 14:11, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.”
“If then I know not the power of the voice, I shall be to him to whom I speak a barbarian: and he that speaketh a barbarian to me.”
“But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me.”
“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.”
If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?
It is the same for you. If you do not speak clearly with your tongue, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be speaking into the air.
There are probably many kinds of languages in the world, and none is without meaning.
If then I do not know the meaning of a language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.
It is the same with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, seek to abound in order to strengthen the church.
So then, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.
If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive.