1 Corinthians 14:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say Amen at your giving of thanks, seeing he does not understand what you say?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Else{G1893} if{G1437} thou bless{G2127} with the spirit,{G4151} how{G4459} shall{G378} he that{G3588} filleth{G378} the place{G5117} of the unlearned{G2399} say{G2046} the Amen{G281} at{G1909} thy{G4674} giving of thanks,{G2169} seeing{G1894} he knoweth{G1492} not{G3756} what{G5101} thou sayest?{G3004}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Else{G1893} when{G1437} thou shalt bless{G2127}{(G5661)} with the spirit{G4151}, how{G4459} shall he that occupieth{G378}{(G5723)} the room{G5117} of the unlearned{G2399} say{G2046}{(G5692)} Amen{G281} at{G1909} thy{G4674} giving of thanks{G2169}, seeing{G1894} he understandeth{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756} what{G5101} thou sayest{G3004}{(G5719)}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For els when thou blessest with ye sprete how shall he that occupieth the roume of the vnlearned saye amen at thy gevinge of thankes seynge he vnderstondeth not what thou sayest.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But whan thou geuest thankes with ye sprete, how shal he that occupieth the rowme of the vnlearned, saye Ame at thy geuynge of thankes, seynge he knoweth not what thou sayest?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Else, when thou blessest with the spirit, howe shall hee that occupieth the roome of the vnlearned, say Amen, at thy giuing of thankes, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Els, when thou blessest with the spirite, howe shall he that occupieth the rowme of the vnlearned, say Amen at thy geuyng of thankes, seyng he vnderstandeth not what thou sayest?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    since, if thou mayest bless with the spirit, he who is filling the place of the unlearned, how shall he say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since what thou dost say he hath not known?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For if you give a blessing with the spirit, how will the man who has no knowledge say, So be it, after your prayer, seeing that he has not taken in what you are saying?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Otherwise, if you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone without the gift say“Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 16:36 : 36 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Then all the people said, "Amen" and praised the LORD.
  • Ps 106:48 : 48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, 'Amen!' Praise the LORD!
  • Rev 5:14 : 14 The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the one who lives forever and ever.
  • 1 Cor 11:24 : 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, 'This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.'
  • Deut 27:15-26 : 15 Cursed is anyone who makes a carved or cast idol, an abomination to the LORD, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 16 Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 17 Cursed is anyone who moves his neighbor's boundary marker. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 18 Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 19 Cursed is anyone who denies justice to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 20 Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father's wife, for he has dishonored his father's bed. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 21 Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 22 Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 23 Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 24 Cursed is anyone who kills his neighbor secretly. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 25 Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 26 Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • Jer 28:6 : 6 The prophet Jeremiah said, 'Amen! May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied by bringing back the articles of the LORD's house and all the exiles from Babylon to this place.'
  • Neh 8:6 : 6 Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people responded, 'Amen, Amen,' lifting up their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
  • Rev 7:12 : 12 saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen!”
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
  • Isa 29:11-12 : 11 The entire vision is to you like the words of a sealed book. If it is given to one who can read and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they respond, 'I cannot, for it is sealed.' 12 Or if the book is handed to someone who cannot read, and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they answer, 'I do not know how to read.'
  • Jer 11:5 : 5 In order to establish the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey—as it is today.’ Then I replied, ‘Amen, LORD.’
  • 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 14:14 : 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
  • 1 Cor 14:23-24 : 23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your mind? 24 But if everyone is prophesying and an unbeliever or uninitiated person enters, they are convicted of sin by all and are examined by all.
  • 1 Cor 16:24 : 24 My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.
  • Num 5:22 : 22 May this water that brings a curse enter your body, causing your abdomen to swell and your thigh to waste away.' And the woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.'
  • Ps 41:13 : 13 As for me, you uphold me in my integrity and set me in your presence forever.
  • Ps 72:19 : 19 Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
  • Ps 89:52 : 52 The insults with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked, with which they mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.
  • 1 Kgs 1:36 : 36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it!
  • Neh 5:13 : 13 I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, 'May God likewise shake out every man who does not uphold this promise from his home and his possessions. Let him be shaken out and left empty!' The entire assembly said, 'Amen,' and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'
  • Mark 16:20 : 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the accompanying signs. Amen.
  • John 7:15 : 15 The Jews were amazed, saying, 'How does this man know so much without having been taught?'
  • John 21:25 : 25 There are also many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written. Amen.
  • Acts 4:13 : 13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated, ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.
  • 1 Cor 1:4-8 : 4 I always give thanks to my God for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 That in every way you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge, 6 Just as the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you, 7 So that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 Who will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Cor 14:17-28
    12 verses
    85%

    17 You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not built up.

    18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

    19 But in the church, I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

    20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.

    21 In the Law it is written: 'By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me,' says the Lord.

    22 Thus, tongues are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign, not for unbelievers but for believers.

    23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

    24 But if everyone is prophesying and an unbeliever or uninitiated person enters, they are convicted of sin by all and are examined by all.

    25 The secrets of their heart are revealed, and they will fall facedown and worship God, exclaiming, 'God is truly among you!'

    26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.

    27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be two or at most three, each in turn, and let someone interpret.

    28 But if there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep silent in the church and speak to themselves and to God.

  • 1 Cor 14:1-15
    15 verses
    82%

    1 Pursue love, and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

    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.

    3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and comfort.

    4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up themselves, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.

    5 I wish that all of you spoke in tongues, but I would rather you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless they interpret so that the church may be built up.

    6 Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what good will I be to you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

    7 Even lifeless instruments like the flute or harp, if they do not produce a clear distinction in the notes, how will anyone recognize what is played on the flute or the harp?

    8 For if the trumpet gives an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle?

    9 In the same way, unless you speak intelligible words through your tongue, how will anyone understand what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

    10 There are so many kinds of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

    11 If I do not understand the meaning of what someone is saying, I will be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.

    12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

    13 Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.

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

    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.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
    72%

    1 Now, concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.

  • 1 Cor 14:38-39
    2 verses
    71%

    38 But if anyone ignores this, let them remain ignorant.

    39 So then, brothers and sisters, eagerly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

  • 1 Cor 2:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13 We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit—explaining spiritual truths to spiritual people.

    14 But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

  • 1 Cor 10:30
    68%

    30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of what I give thanks for?

  • 1 Cor 12:3
    68%

    3 Therefore, I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, 'Jesus be cursed,' and no one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' except by the Holy Spirit.

  • Eph 1:16-17
    2 verses
    67%

    16 I never stop giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

    17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.

  • Rom 8:26
    67%

    26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspeakable groanings.

  • 1 Pet 4:11
    67%

    11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and power forever and ever. Amen.

  • 2 Cor 9:15
    67%

    15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

  • 1 Cor 14:30-31
    2 verses
    67%

    30 If something is revealed to another sitting there, the first speaker should stop.

    31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and be encouraged.

  • 1 Cor 1:5
    66%

    5 That in every way you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge,

  • Isa 29:12
    66%

    12 Or if the book is handed to someone who cannot read, and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they answer, 'I do not know how to read.'

  • 1 Cor 12:30
    66%

    30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

  • 2 Tim 2:7
    66%

    7 Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

  • 1 Cor 11:29
    66%

    29 For the one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

  • 1 Cor 2:11
    66%

    11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person that is within him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

  • 2 Cor 9:11
    66%

    11 You will be enriched in every way for all generosity, which through us produces thanksgiving to God.

  • 1 Cor 10:16
    66%

    16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?

  • 2 Cor 1:11
    66%

    11 as you join in helping us through your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

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