1 Corinthians 14:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    What{G5101} is it{G2076} then?{G3767} I will pray{G4336} with the spirit,{G4151} and{G1161} I will pray{G4336} with the understanding{G3563} also:{G2532} I will sing{G5567} with the spirit,{G4151} and{G1161} I will sing{G5567} with the understanding{G3563} also.{G2532}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    What{G5101} is it{G2076}{(G5748)} then{G3767}? I will pray{G4336}{(G5695)} with the spirit{G4151}, and{G1161} I will pray{G4336}{(G5695)} with the understanding{G3563} also{G2532}: I will sing{G5567}{(G5692)} with the spirit{G4151}, and{G1161} I will sing{G5567}{(G5692)} with the understanding{G3563} also{G2532}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    What is it then? I will praye with the sprete ad will praye wt the mynde also. I will singe with the sprete and will singe with the mynde also.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    How shal it be then? Namely thus: I wil praye with ye sprete, and wil praye with the vnderstodinge also: I wil synge psalmes in the sprete, and wil synge spalmes with ye vnderstondinge also.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I wil pray with the vnderstanding also: I wil sing with the spirite, but I will sing with the vnderstanding also.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    What is it then? I wyll pray with the spirite, and wyll pray with the vnderstandyng also. I wyll syng with the spirite, and wyll syng with the vnderstandyng also.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing psalms with the spirit, and I will sing psalms also with the understanding;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    What should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praises with my spirit, but I will also sing praises with my mind.

Referenced Verses

  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
  • Eph 6:18 : 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
  • Ps 47:7 : 7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.
  • John 4:23-24 : 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
  • Rom 3:5 : 5 But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man)
  • Rom 12:1-2 : 1 I implore you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
  • 1 Cor 10:19 : 19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?
  • 1 Cor 14:19 : 19 Yet in the church, I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
  • Eph 5:17-20 : 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
  • Phil 1:18 : 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
  • Jude 1:20 : 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  • Rom 1:9 : 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

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    4 He who speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.

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