◄ 1 Corinthians 14:14 ►
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Good News Translation
For if I pray in this way, my spirit prays indeed, but my mind has no part in it.

New Revised Standard Version
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.

Contemporary English Version
For example, if I use an unknown language in my prayers, my spirit prays but my mind is useless.

New American Bible
[For] if I pray in a tongue, my spirit is at prayer but my mind is unproductive.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth: but my understanding is without fruit.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth: but my understanding is without fruit.

my spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:2,15,16,19 For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man heareth. Yet by the Spirit he speaketh mysteries. . . .

but.

Context
Prophecy and Tongues
…13And therefore he that speaketh by a tongue, let him pray that he may interpret. 14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth: but my understanding is without fruit. 15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, I will pray also with the understanding, I will sing with the spirit, I will sing also with the understanding.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:13
And therefore he that speaketh by a tongue, let him pray that he may interpret.

1 Corinthians 14:15
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, I will pray also with the understanding, I will sing with the spirit, I will sing also with the understanding.

1 Corinthians 14:13
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