1 Corinthians 14:28

Orderly Worship

27If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.28But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

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Berean Standard Bible
But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.
American Standard Version (1901)
but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
Bible in Basic English
But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But if there be no interpreter, let him hold his peace in the church, and speak to himself and to God.
Free Bible Version
If there's no one there to interpret, those who speak in tongues should keep quiet in church and only speak to themselves, and God.
Geneva Bible 1599
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.
King James (Authorized) Version
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
Plain English Version
But if there is nobody there that can do that, then don’t let anybody talk in special languages. They have to be quiet. They can’t talk out loud in a special language, but they can talk to themselves and to God.
Translation for Translators
If those who want to speak in a language that they have not learned realize that there is no one there who will be able to explain the meaning of what they will say, they should not speak in that language during the meeting. Instead, they should speak to God by themselves, somewhere else.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in the church. Let each one speak to himself alone and to God.
Noah Webster Bible
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence 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.
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.