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1 Corinthians 14:8-10
New International Version
1 Corinthians 14:8-10
New International Version
8 Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?(A) 9 So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. 10 Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
1 Corinthians 14:8-10
King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:8-10
King James Version
8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
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1 Corinthians 14:8-10
New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 14:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 For if (A)the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle? 9 So you too, unless you produce intelligible speech by the tongue, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will just be (B)talking to the air. 10 There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of [a]languages in the world, and none is incapable of meaning.
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- 1 Corinthians 14:10 Lit voices
1 Corinthians 14:8-10
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 14:8-10
English Standard Version
8 And (A)if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 9 So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be (B)speaking into the air. 10 There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning,
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