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1 Corinthians 14:16
Revised Standard Version
1 Corinthians 14:16
Revised Standard Version
16 Otherwise, if you bless[a] with the spirit, how can any one in the position of an outsider[b] say the “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying?
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- 1 Corinthians 14:16 That is, give thanks to God
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 Or him that is without gifts
1 Corinthians 14:16
New International Version
1 Corinthians 14:16
New International Version
16 Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer,[a] say “Amen”(A) to your thanksgiving,(B) since they do not know what you are saying?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.
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