1 Corinthians 14:19

Prophecy and Tongues

18I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.19But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

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Berean Standard Bible
But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
American Standard Version (1901)
howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Bible in Basic English
But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also; than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Free Bible Version
But in church I would rather speak five understandable words to teach others than ten thousand words in a tongue nobody understands.
Geneva Bible 1599
Yet had I rather in the Church to speake fiue wordes with mine vnderstanding, that I might also instruct others, then ten thousande wordes in a strange tongue.
King James (Authorized) Version
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
Plain English Version
But if I talk in a church meeting, I want to tell people more about God, and I want them to understand my words. So, I reckon, if I say 5 words that they can understand, that is better than if I say 10,000 words in a special language that they can’t understand.
Translation for Translators
But during a worship service, in order that others will understand what I am saying, I would prefer to speak five words using my mind, in order that I may teach others, rather than to speak 10,000 words in a language [MTY] that is not understood by the congregation.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding so that I might instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Noah Webster Bible
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown language.
World English Bible
However, in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
Young's Literal Translation
but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an [unknown] tongue.