1 Corinthians 14:28
Modern Translations
New International Version
If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.

New Living Translation
But if no one is present who can interpret, they must be silent in your church meeting and speak in tongues to God privately.

English Standard Version
But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God.

Berean Study Bible
But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

New American Standard Bible
but if there is no interpreter, he is to keep silent in church; and have him speak to himself and to God.

NASB 1995
but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

NASB 1977
but if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

Amplified Bible
But if there is no one to interpret, the one [who wishes to speak in a tongue] must keep silent in church; let him speak to himself and to God.

Christian Standard Bible
But if there is no interpreter, that person is to keep silent in the church and speak to himself and God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if there is no interpreter, that person should keep silent in the church and speak to himself and to God.

Contemporary English Version
If no one can explain, you must keep silent in church and speak only to yourself and to God.

Good News Translation
But if no one is there who can explain, then the one who speaks in strange tongues must be quiet and speak only to himself and to God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But if an interpreter isn't present, those people should remain silent in church. They should only speak to themselves and to God.

International Standard Version
If an interpreter is not present, the speaker should remain silent in the church and speak to himself and God.

NET Bible
But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent in the church. Let him speak to himself and to God.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

New King James Version
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God.

King James 2000 Bible
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

New Heart English Bible
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

World English Bible
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

American King James Version
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

American Standard Version
but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

A Faithful Version
But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak within himself and to God.

Darby Bible Translation
but if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in [the] assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.

English Revised Version
but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Webster's Bible Translation
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, which speaketh languages, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But yf there be no interpreter, let him kepe scilence in the Churche, and let him speake to hym selfe, and to God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But yf there be not an interpreter, then let him kepe sylence in the congregacion, howbeit let him speake to himselfe and to God.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But yf ther be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the cogregacion and let him speake to him selfe and to God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Berean Literal Bible
But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God.

Young's Literal Translation
and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God.

Smith's Literal Translation
And if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Literal Emphasis Translation
But if there is not an interpreter, let him keep silent in church, let him speak to himself and to God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if there be no interpreter, let him hold his peace in the church, and speak to himself and to God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But if there is no one to interpret, he should remain silent in the church, then he may speak when he is alone with God.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if there is no translator, let him who speaks in a language be silent in the church and let him speak to himself and to God.

Lamsa Bible
But if there is no one to interpret, let him who speaks in an unknown tongue keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church: but let him speak to himself, and to God.

Godbey New Testament
but if there may be no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church; but let him speak to himself, and to God.

Haweis New Testament
But if there be not an interpreter, let him be silent in the church; but let him speak to himself and to God.

Mace New Testament
but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and tacitly address himself to God.

Weymouth New Testament
or if there is no interpreter, let the man with the gift be silent in the Church, speaking to himself and to God.

Worrell New Testament
but, if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.

Worsley New Testament
But if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in the assembly; and let him speak to himself and to God.
















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