1 Corinthians 14:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.”
1 Corinthians 14:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 14:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 14:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.”
1 Corinthians 14:9 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 14:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air. ”
1 Corinthians 14:9 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 14:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give--how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.”
1 Corinthians 14:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 14:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus also ye with the tongue, unless ye give a distinct speech, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking to the air. ”
1 Corinthians 14:9 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 14:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shall speake in the ayre.”
1 Corinthians 14:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 14:9 in Context — 1 Corinthians 14
7 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?
8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
What Does 1 Corinthians 14:9 Mean?
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