1 Corinthians 14:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    In the law it is written: With men of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people, and yet for all that they will not hear me, says the Lord.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    In{G1722} the law{G3551} it is written,{G3754} By{G1722} men of strange tongues{G2084} and{G2532} by{G1722} the lips{G5491} of strangers{G2087} will I speak{G2980} unto this{G5129} people;{G2992} and{G2532} not{G3761} even thus{G3779} will they{G1522} hear{G1522} me,{G3450} saith{G3004} the Lord.{G2962}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    In{G1722} the law{G3551} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)},{G3754} With{G1722} men of other tongues{G2084} and{G2532} other{G1722}{G2087} lips{G5491} will I speak{G2980}{(G5692)} unto this{G5129} people{G2992}; and{G2532} yet for all{G3779} that will they{G1522} not{G3761} hear{G1522}{(G5695)} me{G3450}, saith{G3004}{(G5719)} the Lord{G2962}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    In the lawe it is written with other toges and with other lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that will they not heare me sayth the Lorde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    In the lawe it is wrytten: With other tunges and with other lippes wyl I speake vnto this people, and yet shal they not so heare me, sayeth the LORDE

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    In the Lawe it is written, By men of other tongues, and by other languages will I speake vnto this people: yet so shal they not heare me, sayth the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    In the lawe it is written: With sundry tongues, and with sundry lyppes, wyll I speake vnto this people, and yet for all that will they not heare me, sayth the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ In the law it is written, With [men of] other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    In the law it is written, "By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    in the law it hath been written, that, `With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    In the law it is written, "By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It is written in the law:“By people with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me,” says the Lord.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 28:11-12 : 11 Indeed, with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people. 12 To whom He said, 'This is the place of rest—give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose’—but they would not listen.
  • John 10:34 : 34 Jesus answered them, 'Is it not written in your Law: "I have said you are gods"?'
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand.
  • Jer 5:15 : 15 Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from far away, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. It is a mighty nation, an ancient nation, one whose language you do not know and whose speech you cannot understand.
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Isa 28:11-12
    2 verses
    83%

    11 Indeed, with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people.

    12 To whom He said, 'This is the place of rest—give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose’—but they would not listen.

  • 1 Cor 14:22-24
    3 verses
    80%

    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.

  • Rom 15:21
    76%

    21 Rather, as it is written: 'Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.'

  • 1 Cor 14:2
    76%

    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 14:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Acts 28:26
    75%

    26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."'

  • Ezek 3:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 For you are not being sent to a people with an obscure language or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel.

    6 You are not sent to many peoples with unintelligible speech or difficult tongues whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

  • 1 Cor 14:18-20
    3 verses
    73%

    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.

  • Matt 13:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

    14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

  • 1 Cor 14:4-7
    4 verses
    73%

    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?

  • 1 Cor 14:39
    73%

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

  • 1 Cor 14:13-15
    3 verses
    72%

    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.

  • Isa 29:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    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.'

    13 The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their reverence for me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.'

  • 1 Cor 14:26-28
    3 verses
    70%

    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.

  • Isa 33:19
    70%

    19 You will no longer see the arrogant people, a people of obscure speech you cannot understand, of stammering tongue that you cannot comprehend.

  • Jer 7:27
    70%

    27 When you speak all these words to them, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer you.

  • Jer 5:21
    70%

    21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

  • Isa 6:9
    70%

    9 And He said, "Go, and say to this people: ‘Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.’

  • Ps 135:17
    69%

    17 They have ears but cannot hear; there is no breath in their mouths.

  • Jer 6:10
    69%

    10 To whom can I speak and give warning so they will listen? Their ears are closed, and they cannot pay attention. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they take no pleasure in it.

  • Ezek 3:26
    69%

    26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.

  • 1 John 4:5
    69%

    5 They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.

  • Isa 30:9
    69%

    9 These are a rebellious people, deceitful children, unwilling to listen to the LORD's instruction.

  • Rom 10:18
    69%

    18 But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: 'Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.'

  • Rom 11:8
    69%

    8 As it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day."

  • Acts 2:8
    69%

    8 How is it that each of us hears them in our native language where we were born?

  • Ps 19:3
    69%

    3 Day after day they pour forth speech, and night after night they reveal knowledge.

  • Rom 10:14
    69%

    14 How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching?

  • Acts 10:46
    69%

    46 for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded:

  • John 8:43
    68%

    43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

  • Gal 4:21
    68%

    21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?

  • Acts 2:4
    68%

    4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

  • Mark 4:12
    68%

    12 "So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'