American King James Version
"For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? "
— 1 Corinthians 14:8, American King James Version
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war? ”
“For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?”
“If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?”
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
“For if the war-horn gives out an uncertain note, who will get ready for the fight?”
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
I would that you all spoke with tongues but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
So likewise you, except you utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for you shall speak into the air.
There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks shall be a barbarian to me.