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1 Corinthians 14:16

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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?

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1 Corinthians 14:16 in other translations

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?

1 Corinthians 14:16 · American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 14:16 in context

  1. 14For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
  2. 15What 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.
  3. 16Otherwise 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?
  4. 17For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
  5. 18I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.