American King James Version
"Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. "
— 1 Corinthians 14:19, American King James Version
“Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.”
“howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. ”
“However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.”
“but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.”
“But in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also: than ten thousand words in a tongue.”
“But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.”
“Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.”
Else when you shall bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupies the room of the unlearned say Amen at your giving of thanks, seeing he understands not what you say?
For you truly give thanks well, but the other is not edified.
I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than you all:
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
Brothers, be not children in understanding: however, in malice be you children, but in understanding be men.
In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, says the LORD.
Why tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serves not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.