American Standard Version
"For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. "
— 1 Corinthians 14:14, American Standard Version
“For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.”
“For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.”
“If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive.”
“For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth: but my understanding is without fruit.”
“For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.”
“For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.”
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.
So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.
Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret.
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.