1 Corinthians 14:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

New Living Translation
For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don’t understand what I am saying.

English Standard Version
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful.

Berean Study Bible
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

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

NASB 1995
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

NASB 1977
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

Amplified Bible
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive [because it does not understand what my spirit is praying].

Christian Standard Bible
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

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

Good News Translation
For if I pray in this way, my spirit prays indeed, but my mind has no part in it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my mind is not productive.

International Standard Version
For if I pray in a foreign language, my spirit prays but my mind is not productive.

NET Bible
If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

New King James Version
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

King James 2000 Bible
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

New Heart English Bible
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

World English Bible
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

American King James Version
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

American Standard Version
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

A Faithful Version
For if I pray in an unknown language, my spirit is praying, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Darby Bible Translation
For if I pray with a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

English Revised Version
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Webster's Bible Translation
For if I pray in an unknown language, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For if I pray in a strange togue, my spirit prayeth: but mine vnderstading is without fruite.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For yf I pray with tongue, my spirite prayeth, but my vnderstanding is without fruite.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf I praye with tunges, my sprete prayeth, but my vnderstodinge bryngeth no man frute.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
If I praye with tonge my sprete prayeth: but my mynde is with out frute.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prays, and my understanding is unfruitful.

Berean Literal Bible
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

Young's Literal Translation
for if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit doth pray, and my understanding is unfruitful.

Smith's Literal Translation
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, and my mind is unfruitful.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For if I pray with a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

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

Catholic Public Domain Version
So, if I pray in tongues, my spirit prays, but my mind is without fruit.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For if I should pray in languages, my spirit is praying, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Lamsa Bible
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my knowledge is fruitless.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, the spirit which I have prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Godbey New Testament
For if I pray with a tongue, my spirit is praying, but my mind is not fruitful.

Haweis New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my mind produces no fruit.

Mace New Testament
for if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit indeed prays, but my meaning is of no benefit to others.

Weymouth New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is barren.

Worrell New Testament
For, if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Worsley New Testament
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit indeed prayeth, but my meaning is fruitless.
















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