1 Corinthians 14:9
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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.So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
In other translations
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.So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
Greek words
οὕτωςhoutōsSoG3779καὶkaialsoG2532ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771διὰdiawithG1223τῆςtēstheG3588γλώσσηςglōssēstongueG1100ἐὰνeanonlyG1437μὴmēunlessG3361εὔσημονeusēmonintelligibleG2154λόγονlogonspeechG3056δῶτε,dōteyou shall give,G1325πῶςpōshowG4459γνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiwill it be knownG1097τὸtowhat [is]G3588λαλούμενον;laloumenonbeing spoken?G2980ἔσεσθεesestheYou will beG1510γὰρgarforG1063εἰςeisintoG1519ἀέραaera[the] airG109λαλοῦντες.lalountesspeaking.G2980
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Related verses
- 1 Corinthians 9:26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.
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