Verse 14

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 14:2 : 2 For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, because no one understands; they speak mysteries by the Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 14:15-16 : 15 What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. 16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can someone who is in the position of an outsider say 'Amen' to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?
  • 1 Cor 14:19 : 19 But in the church, I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.